Looking at fires when high, by the way, especially through one of thos…

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Looking at fires when high, by the way, especially through one of those prism kaleidoscopes which image their surroundings, is an extraordinarily moving and beautiful experience. ✨ Keay Davidson, Carl Sagan (1999). Carl Sagan: a life, John Wiley & Sons
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Looking at fires when high, by the way, especially through one of those prism kaleidoscopes which image their surroundings, is an extraordinarily moving and beautiful experience. ✨ Keay Davidson, Carl Sagan (1999). Carl Sagan: a life, John Wiley & Sons

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