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Lit up with anticipation |
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We arrive at the launching site |
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The sky is still dark, nearing dawn |
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On the Florida coastline |
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Circling choppers slash the night |
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With roving searchlight beams |
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This magic day when super-science |
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Mingles with the bright stuff of dreams |
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Floodlit in the hazy distance |
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The star of this unearthly show |
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Venting vapours, like the breath |
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Of a sleeping white dragon |
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Crackling speakers, voices tense |
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Resume the final count |
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All systems check, T minus nine |
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As the sun and the drama start to mount |
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The air is charged |
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A humid, motionless mass |
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The crowds and the cameras |
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The cars full of spectators pass |
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Excitement so thick you could cut it with a knife |
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Technology...high, on the leading edge of life |
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The earth beneath us starts to tremble |
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With the spreading of a low black cloud |
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A thunderous roar shakes the air |
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Like the whole world exploding |
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Scorching blast of golden fire |
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As it slowly leaves the ground |
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Tears away with a mighty force |
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The air is shattered by the awesome sound |
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Excitement so thick you could cut it with a knife |
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Technology...high, on the leading edge of life |
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Like a pillar of cloud |
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The smoke lingers high in the air |
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In fascination |
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With the eyes of the world |
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We stare... |