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>> THE FIRST TIME

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I SAW EARTH FROM SPACE

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WAS ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE.

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UM, MY FIRST FLIGHT

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I FLEW TO THE STATION

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ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY

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AND I DO NOT REMEMBER

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IF WE WERE OVER LAND OR WATER

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OR NIGHT OR DAY.

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I JUST REMEMBER BEING

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IMPACTED BY THE VIEW.

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LIKE, NOT BELIEVING.

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FIRST OF ALL, NOT BELIEVING

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THAT I'M FLOATING IN

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THIS PLACE THAT I WAS IN.

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YOU KNOW, THAT WAS AMAZING

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ENOUGH ON ITS OWN.

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AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO PUT

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MY FACE IN THAT WINDOW

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AND SEE HOME BELOW

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WAS AWESOME.

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IT'S LIKE A WORK OF ART

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OUT THE WINDOW THERE,

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AND IT SURPRISES YOU

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EVERY TIME YOU LOOK AT IT.

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YOU GET THESE BEAUTIFUL,

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TWINKLY CITY LIGHTS,

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YOU KNOW, SEEING WHERE

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ALL THE PEOPLE ARE

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AND WHERE THEY AREN'T.

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AND ONE OF THE MOST

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IMPRESSIVE THINGS WAS

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WATCHING THUNDER STORMS.

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YOU KNOW, STORM ACTIVITY

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MOVING AROUND THE PLANET.

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IT'S LIKE WATCHING NEURONS

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FIRING IN OUR BRAIN.

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THESE TENTACLES OF LIGHT

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THAT ARE JUST CONNECTING

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AND TRAVELING.

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YEAH, IT MIGHT BE STARTING

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OVER FLORIDA, BUT IT'S

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MOVING ACROSS THE OCEAN TO

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AFRICA AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE.

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AND I-I MEAN,

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I REMEMBER FLOATING THERE

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JUST THINKING ABOUT,

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"OH MY GOSH.

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EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED."

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AND IF YOU GET IT DARK

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IN THE STATION,

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ALL THE COLORS AND THE LIGHT

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COME OUT IN THAT

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DEPTH OF SPACE AS WELL.

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AND IT'S KINDA THAT--

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I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT

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INFINITY IS, BUT MAYBE

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THAT'S WHAT INFINITY IS.

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AND JUST LIKE THE CLARITY

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OF LOOKING AT THE EARTH

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AND THE COLORS GLOWING THERE,

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YOU GET THAT SAME CLARITY

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IN THIS BLACKEST BLACK

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I'VE EVER SEEN.

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AND IT FEELS LIKE YOU

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COULD REACH IN AND, LIKE,

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THE STARS HAVE DISTANCE

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BETWEEN THEM.

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WHEN YOU'RE IN THAT PLACE,

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IT-- YOU KNOW,

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250 MILES IS REALLY NOT

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THAT FAR IN THE GREAT SCHEME

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OF THINGS, BUT IT SEEMS FAR

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WHEN YOU'RE IN SPACE

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ON THE SPACE STATION

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OR ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE.

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I THINK THE PERSPECTIVE IS ONE

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OF, LIKE, A REALITY CHECK

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OF SEEING THIS THING

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YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW FROM

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BEING RIGHT DOWN IN IT,

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ON IT, IN A WHOLE NEW WAY.

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AND REALIZING THAT,

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YOU KNOW, "OH MY GOSH,

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THAT IS A PLANET.

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AND I'M FARTHER AWAY FROM IT

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THAN I EVER LIKELY WILL BE.

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AND I FEEL LIKE MORE

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A PART OF EVERYONE,

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EVERYTHING THAT'S DOWN THERE

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THAN I HAD WHEN I WAS

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RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT."

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WE ALL FEEL, I THINK,

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AN OBLIGATION TO SHARE

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THE EXPERIENCE IN

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ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

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FOR ME, THAT'S BEEN ART.

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I'VE TRIED TO USE

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THE PAINTINGS THAT I CREATE

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ON MY OWN, THE WORK THAT

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I'M DOING WITH OTHER PEOPLE

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ARTISTICALLY, TO--

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TO SHARE THAT MESSAGE.

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AND IF I THINK ABOUT

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MY OWN ARTWORK, YOU KNOW,

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WHETHER PEOPLE LIKE MY ART

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OR NOT, REALLY IS NOT

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ALL THAT IMPORTANT TO ME.

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BUT I WANT TO REACH AUDIENCES

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THAT MIGHT NOT EVEN KNOW

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WE HAVE A SPACE STATION.

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MIGHT NOT KNOW THAT FOR

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ALMOST 20 YEARS, WE HAVE

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BEEN LIVING PEACEFULLY,

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SUCCESSFULLY IN SPACE ON

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THIS MECHANICALLY-CREATED

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LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEM WITH

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PEOPLE FROM 15 DIFFERENT

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COUNTRIES, DOING WORK

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THAT IS ALL ABOUT