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Learning to fly

Learning to fly

Part II

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Jacinta Parsons
Mar 15, 2024
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Astronauts report that there is a view of the world that changes them. From outer space, they see the world as it sits inside a larger universe – related to planets and stars and nebula – and it’s from here that they are struck by the fragility and beauty of this planet that we all call home. It feels strange even to write that we live on a planet as I …

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