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>> IN FIRST GRADE,

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WHEN WE WERE ASKED TO DRAW

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A PICTURE OF WHAT WE WANTED

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TO BE WHEN WE GREW UP,

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AND I REMEMBER DRAWING A PICTURE

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OF AN ASTRONAUT STANDING

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ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON.

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THE KIND OF ICONIC APOLLO IMAGE

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IN THE SPACE SUIT

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NEXT TO THE FLAG ON THE MOON.

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AND THAT WAS WHAT I DREW THEN

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AND SAID I WANTED TO BE

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AN ASTRONAUT.

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AND THEN ALWAYS SAID IT

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ALL THE WAY THROUGH

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SINCE THAT TIME.

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[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

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>> I KNEW THAT I WAS GOING

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TO BE ECSTATIC BEING

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IN SPACE, YOU KNOW?

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IT WAS MY-- MY LIFELONG DREAM

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AND I KNEW THAT IT WAS

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GONNA MAKE ME HAPPY.

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BUT I DIDN'T--

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EVEN I DIDN'T EXPECT

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HOW INCREDIBLE IT FELT.

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AND I SAID THAT A LOT TO PEOPLE,

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THAT IT'S EVEN MORE INCREDIBLE

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THAN I EVER IMAGINED,

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AND I REALLY MEANT IT

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BECAUSE I HAD THOUGHT

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SO MUCH ABOUT IT

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AND I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE

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THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY

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EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE

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BUT I WASN'T EVEN PREPARED

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FOR HOW I FELT.

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THE-- THE-- THE LEVEL OF

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EXCITEMENT AND JUST PURE JOY

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THAT I FELT ALL THE TIME IN--

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IN THAT ENVIRONMENT.

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I REALLY FELT LIKE I WAS HOME,

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I FELT LIKE THAT WAS

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WHERE I SHOULD BE.

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AND-- AND I DON'T THINK

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I STOPPED SMILING

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FOR PRETTY MUCH

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THE ENTIRE SEVEN MONTHS.

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I WOULD FIND MYSELF THINKING,

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HOW CAN THIS BE REAL THAT

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I'M FLOATING ABOVE THE PLANET

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AND LOOKING DOWN ON IT?

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YOU KNOW, EVEN AFTER

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SEVEN MONTHS AND, YOU KNOW,

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KNOWING WHAT WE HAD DONE

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TO GET THERE AND THAT

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I'D REALLY WORKED FOR THIS

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MY ENTIRE LIFE.

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IT STILL IS ACTUALLY HARD

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TO CONVINCE YOURSELF

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IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING,

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WHICH MAYBE SOUNDS A BIT FUNNY

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BUT EVEN AFTER SEVEN MONTHS

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IT JUST FELT THAT WAY,

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LOOKING DOWN AT THE EARTH.

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"WOW, THIS IS-- THIS IS REAL.

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I'M-- I'M UP HERE FLOATING

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ABOVE THE EARTH."

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WHEN YOU'RE IN THE SPACE STATION

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IN THE CUPOLA,

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THERE ARE STARS ALL AROUND YOU

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AND YOU COULD REALLY

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FEEL IT THAT WAY.

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I THINK THAT WAS--

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THAT'S A GOOD WAY

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TO DESCRIBE IT.

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YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S MORE

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THREE DIMENSIONAL AND DIFFUSE.

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AND YOU KNOW,

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YOU GAZE OFF INTO IT

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AND IT IS REALLY

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JUST EXTRAORDINARY

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TO THINK ABOUT THAT.

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TO THINK ABOUT THAT SCALE

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AND THEN LOOK BACK AT THE EARTH

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AND REALIZE THAT WE'RE JUST SUCH

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A SMALL COMPONENT OF THAT.

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THIS WAS REALLY WHAT

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HAD DRIVEN ME,

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SINCE I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD WAS

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WHAT IT REALLY GONNA BE LIKE

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TO HAVE THAT FEELING,

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TO LOOK BACK ON THE PLANET.

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AND YOU'RE NOT THERE.

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THAT'S THE PLACE--

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THE ONE PLACE WHERE EVERYTHING

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HAS HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE,

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EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED

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THROUGH THE ENTIRE HISTORY

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OF THE HUMAN SPECIES.

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EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE,

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ALL THE PLACES YOU'VE BEEN,

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EVERYTHING IS DOWN THERE

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IN ITS ENTIRETY

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AND YOU'RE SEPARATE FROM THAT.

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IT ACTUALLY DOES FEEL DIFFERENT

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LOOKING AT EARTH

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THROUGH YOUR VISOR--

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JUST THROUGH YOUR HELMET VISOR,

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VERSUS LOOKING OUT

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OF THE WINDOW.

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I THINK THE COLORS

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ARE EVEN MORE VIBRANT

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AND I THINK ALSO JUST MENTALLY,

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PSYCHOLOGICALLY REALIZING

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THAT, YOU KNOW,

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THERE IS NOTHING BETWEEN THE--

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THE VACUUM OF SPACE

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EXCEPT FOR THIS SPACE SUIT

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AND YOUR VISOR.

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THERE'S NOTHING, YOU KNOW,

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BETWEEN YOU AND IT.

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AND YOU'RE REALLY OUT THERE

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IN YOUR OWN LITTLE

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MINI SPACECRAFT.

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IT HAS THE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM,

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EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED

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TO BE KEPT ALIVE

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AND IT'S JUST YOU!

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AND YOU HAVE THIS SENSE OF

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JUST BEING BY YOURSELF

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IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WITH--

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WITH YOUR OWN LITTLE

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LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM.

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AND I LOVE THAT FEELING,

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I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS

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EXACTLY ABOUT THAT

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BUT I FEEL REALLY KIND OF

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PEACEFUL IN RELAXED IN THAT.

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AND IN THE SPACESUIT,

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YOU'RE-- YOU'RE LOOKING DOWN

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AND SEEING THE EARTH FROM ABOVE

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FROM THE OUTSIDE

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WITH YOUR OWN HUMAN EYES.

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IT CHANGES YOU AS A PERSON.

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WHEN YOU LOOK BACK

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AND YOU'RE IN THIS BLACKNESS

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DEVOID OF ANY COLOR,

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THE BLACKNESS OF-OF SPACE.

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AND SUDDENLY THERE'S

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THIS BRILLIANT BLUE,

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GLOWING MARBLE DOWN THERE.

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IT'S SO EASY TO SEE UP THERE

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THAT WE'RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER.

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YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T SEE ALL

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THOSE GEOPOLITICAL BOUNDARIES,

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ALL OF THE MANMADE BOUNDARIES

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THAT WE'VE IMPOSED

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UPON OURSELVES AS HUMANS.

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YOU DON'T SEE ANY OF THAT

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FROM SPACE.

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AND YOU JUST FEEL THIS

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SENSE OF COMMONALITY MORE

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IN SOMETHING THAT-THAT