...
Our planet would be just a point of light
hardly distinguishable from the many other points of light.
Nearby planets, far off suns.
But precisely because of the obscurity of our world,
such a picture might be worth that.
point of light
point of light
hardly distinguishable from the many other points of light
...
such a picture might be worth that.
It had been well understood by the scientists and philosophers of classical antiquity
that the Earth was a mere point in a vast, encompassing cosmos
Nearby planets, far off suns.
But precisely because of the obscurity of our world,
such a picture might be worth that.
point of light
point of light
hardly distinguishable from the many other points of light
such a picture might be worth that.
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