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It has been said repeatedly that one can never, try as he will, ge

It has been said repeatedly that one can never, try as he will, get around to the front of the universe. Man is destined to see only its far side, to realize nature only in retreat. – Loren Eiseley, “The Innocent Fox,” The Star Thrower, 1978

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