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Hello, everyone. I'm Olympia. Thank you for being here with me in this wonderful place called Lights Out Library, and I have a great story to tell you.

Tonight we're going to explore the inside of our planet. Similar to our journeys in space,

we will gradually descend towards the Earth's core and discover what lies beneath our feet.

To begin with, I will discuss various phenomena happening on the surface, such as continental drift and

volcanism. Then we will explore the various layers existing between us and the center of our planet.

As always, we will keep things very simple and easy to understand, even for those with no scientific

background. I will explain how the Earth's core shields us from solar radiation

and how the Earth is slowly cooling down.

Additionally, I will delve into how humanity,

across diverse civilizations and centuries,

has imagined or theorized what our planet is composed of.

Our ancestors were very creative.

They envision different possible forms for the world, flat, hollow, with passages to various underworlds,

and we will explore the origins of these visions and how they survived in popular culture,

across novels and fiction.

But first, I would like to take a few seconds of your time to let you know that we have a Patreon page for those of you who wish to and can support this project.

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