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~The View From, AD:

- eclipse put tan ‘amazing ‘show.

‘THERE COMES a time in’ gmail creek where one sof the Us” rising higher. above the -
this hectic life we: live that: ‘teenagers learned. how cold’ ‘mountains to the east.

_we have to take a closer: look: . the water can. beat. this, time
at what this world offers to," ‘of ~~ year. :

those prepared ta accept it, - « He ‘wasn’t’

The recent’ eclipse. of. the wearing the, i
moon is acase in point. Itre-: footwear:
minded me of anotlief lunar. suggested.
eclipse on the night of April by this’ fae ||:
23, 1997. Co-Starring: the ther: before’ "|
once ina: millennia, Comet “leaving ©
Hale-Bopp. » a ees

About: a‘ ‘doien: of A
adults, teens: si two. dogs, 2 AWEY

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vidence.

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. picnic ‘site near.’ ee “hat oe ‘of: the -
evening with the-full’'moon ‘dark << or’:

rising in the-eastern sky.and , the. ‘cloud: that ° covered the tion’ skyward once again. ‘s
enough twilight left to find . town. ‘The black ‘sky now" The-moon was already, par:

_ Some said it was time for’
the eclipse ”
“ to’ start, “so
we headed °
back. tothe <'
.». picnic’ site.
"One ofthe:
teens, feel-. .
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had started -
a fire: in’
the pit pro-
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_ ‘the camp-
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shadow: passed over the

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leaving’ the, shadow plowed | decd. ccuunne nein sna
~_as-bright asa fresh. snow-

: dy: round the’moon ‘and carth

. shadow: in transition “across”

our way to the beach’safely, ..
“The dogs ran ‘straight ‘for
the’ waler, covered- with ice
within’ a few. metres: froi
the ‘shore, ‘totally ignoring.

- It eréated a feeling of wonder in'me I.
adn't fett before. A feeling of smnaliness.:

cout: to: ‘gel ‘the ‘rush? we' felt,

“olive. Performance as At ‘hap:
; pened,

‘the fri gid temperature, ‘Dogs a

astronomical wonders.: - ee ‘al
We humans’ wandered’ ing itacross the heavens, As. °

tance and. - hopped: “over, a: making: her, entrance behind:

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