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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors


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15.5.03

It has been pointed out that in size the human body is about midway in scale between an atom and a star.
LMBoyd

{and...hmmm...the sun and moon appear to be equal in size, and...here's my favorite- the space between the stars appears to be inky black until you think about it. I'm standing here and I see starlight. you're in Colorado and you see light from that same star at the same time, and a guy on the moon sees it and a guy on Mars, in fact the light from that star goes out in an ever-expanding sphere, in fact the universe is filled with light, all the time, everywhere. not dark at all.}

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