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Before you die,
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you owe it to yourself
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to experience a total
solar eclipse.
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It is the ultimate
experience of awe.
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Now, that word,
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"awesome,"
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has grown so overused
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that it's lost its
original meaning.
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True awe,
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a sense of wonder
and insignificance
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in the face of something
enormous and grand,
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is rare in our lives.
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But when you experience it,
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it's powerful.
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Awe dissolves the ego.
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It makes us feel connected.
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Well, there is nothing truly
more awesome
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than a total solar eclipse.
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April 8, 2024,
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the moon's shadow heads north
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from Texas to Maine.
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What if we all
stood together,
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as many people as possible,
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in the shadow of the moon?
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Just maybe,
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this shared experience of awe
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would help heal
our divisions.
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