I've never understood all this fuss people make about the dawn. I've s…

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I've never understood all this fuss people make about the dawn. I've seen a few and they're never as good as the photographs, which have the additional advantage of being things you can look at when you're in the right frame of mind, which is usually around lunchtime. ✨ Douglas Adams, Mark Carwardine (2011). Last Chance to See, p.153, Ballantine Books
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