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HOW IS THE QUALITY OF THE TV?

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AH IT'S BEAUTIFUL, MIKE, IT REALLY IS.

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I'M IN FIRST GRADE AND I'M WATCHING

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NEIL ARMSTRONG AND BUZZ ALDRIN DANCING AROUND

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LIKE EVERY OTHER KID WHO'S, YOU KNOW,

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OUT THERE WATCHING THIS

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THEY WANT TO GO DO THIS,

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THIS IS THE COOLEST THING EVER.

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I REMEMBER ASKING MY DAD,

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"WHAT KIND OF JOB DO I NEED TO HAVE

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GROWING UP

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THAT I CAN MAKE ENOUGH MONEY

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THAT I CAN GO FLY TO THE MOON?"

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AND HE GOES, "WELL, THERE'S A

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JOB OUT THERE CALLED BEING

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AN ASTRONAUT. AND IF YOU ARE THAT,

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THEY WILL PAY YOU TO GO TO THE MOON."

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"THEY'RE GOING TO PAY ME

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TO GO TO THE MOON?"

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YEAH. THAT'S IT'S I'VE MADE MY CAREER DECISION,

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I'M GOING TO GO BE AN ASTRONAUT.

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I DID NOT THINK THE EXPERIENCE OF

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SPACEFLIGHT WOULD CHANGE ME.

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I HEAR ABOUT PEOPLE GOING AND HAVING THIS

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"OVERVIEW EFFECT"

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AND THEY COME BACK

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WHAT AM I GOING TO GO EXPERIENCE

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OUT THERE THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE WHO I AM?

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BUT IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS.

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SO, FOR THE FIRST PART,

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WE ALL HAD THAT PART WHERE

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YOU'RE SEEING THE EARTH.

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AND YOU SEE YOURSELF NEXT TO THE EARTH,

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AND YOU FEEL VERY TINY NEXT TO THE EARTH.

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THEN YOU TURN THE OTHER WAY

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AND THE EARTH SEEMS VERY TINY

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COMPARED TO THE COSMOS OUT THERE.

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AND SO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE

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TWO ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE DOWN

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IN TERMS OF THE SIZE OF THINGS OUT THERE.

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ALL OF LIFE,

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ALL THE HISTORY OF LIFE,

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ALL OF YOUR LIFE,

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AND EVERYBODY YOU KNOW,

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IS IN THIS LITTLE, TINY,

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MEMBRANE OF AIR,

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THAT SITS ON TOP OF THIS PLANET.

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AND BEYOND THAT MEMBRANE OF AIR IS

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THIS ABYSS OF SPACE.

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IT'S JUST-

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THERE'S NOTHING LIFE-GIVING ABOUT IT.

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THAT'S IT, THAT'S ALL THAT SEPARATES YOU.

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AND IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE,

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"WE'RE IN A VERY TINY SPOT

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OUT HERE.

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AS BIG AS THE EARTH SEEMS,

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IT SEEMS SUDDENLY VERY,

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VERY FINITE.

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ONE OF THE THINGS

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THAT GOT ME ONE DAY,

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WE HAD SOME TIME OFF.

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AND I WANTED TO GO GET SOME PICTURES

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OF ITEMS

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THAT I'D FLOWN UP FOR

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OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE.

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AND SO I GET OUT THERE

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AND I CRANK OPEN ALL THE DIFFERENT

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PANELS ON THE CUPOLA WINDOW.

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AND JUST BY DUMB LUCK,

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WE WERE FLYING DOWN THE SPINE

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OF NEW ZEALAND.

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SO YOU'VE GOT THIS EMERALD

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GREEN ISLAND WITH ALL OF THE MOUNTAINS.

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AND YOU'VE GOT THE

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OCEAN OUT THERE AS THE BACKDROP

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FOR ALL THESE PHOTOS.

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IT ALMOST MADE ME

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FORGET TO TAKE THE PICTURES BECAUSE

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I WAS TOO BUSY GAWKING AT

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NEW ZEALAND

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OUT OF THE CUPOLA

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AS WE WENT OVER IT.

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GOING ON MY VERY FIRST SPACEWALK,

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I LOOKED DOWN,

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AND THAT WAS MY FIRST MISTAKE

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BECAUSE THIS WAS THE AMAZON RAINFOREST

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BENEATH ME.

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IT'S FEBRUARY, I GUESS

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IT'S SUMMERTIME

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IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

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SO I COULD SEE ALL THE WAY DOWN

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TO THE RIVER ITSELF.

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AND ALL THE DARK GREEN

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LUSH JUNGLES, THE BROWN RIVER

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AND ALL THE ESTUARIES

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FLOWING INTO IT.

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I COULD SEE THIS MUDDY DELTA

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GOING OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.

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AND I COULD SEE THE GRAY

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AND SNOW-CAPPED PEAKS

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OF THE ANDES MOUNTAINS

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ALL OUT TO THE WEST.

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AND SO, DESPITE MY BEST INTENTIONS,

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MOTHER NATURE WAS SAYING,

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"YOU WILL NOT IGNORE ME,

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YOU MUST PAY ATTENTION."

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AND I'M JUST SITTING THERE

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JUST GOBSMACKED LOOKING

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AT THIS THING,

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AND TRYING HARD TO TEAR MYSELF AWAY.

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FORTUNATELY, MY LEAD SPACEWALKER,

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STEVE, HE JUST SAT THERE

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AND SAID,

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"JUST TAKE YOUR TIME AND

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TAKE THE SCENE IN.

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YOU WILL NEVER

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SEE SOMETHING LIKE THE AGAIN,

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EVER. SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL

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GET THE EXPERIENCE NOW."

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MY ADVICE FOR HUMANITY IS:

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THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO START,

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BUT DON'T STICK AROUND

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HERE VERY LONG.

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WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES

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OUT THERE.

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I FORGET WHO IT WAS WHO SAID,

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"IF HUMANKIND WAS MEANT

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TO EXPLORE THE UNIVERSE,

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GOD WOULD HAVE

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GIVEN US A MOON."

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WE NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE

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OF THAT, USE THAT AS

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A LEAPING PAD TO

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GET OFF INTO OTHER PLACES.

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SOMEDAY WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO BE

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FROM SPACE

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AND NOT GOING OUT THERE AND