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I actually really like the fact that we can only ever see one side of the moon.

Like constantly, there is just one side that is locked to our view and that you have this

dark side of the moon.

It adds a layer of mystery to an already very mysterious object that hangs in the night sky.

I remember the first time that I learned that we only ever look at one face of the moon. I think it took me a while to wrap my head around it,

because of course, when you look at the moon day to day you can see it waxing and waning

which I suppose in a way creates the illusion that it is rotating but of course that waxing and waning is to do with the movement or the earth

relative to the sun. And I can't remember when it was that I first learned that, but...

I think it must have given me...

I won't say an appreciation of the moon.

I don't think I began to appreciate things like that.

I really appreciate it...

till I was much older, but you ever have these experiences

in life where you sort of suddenly start to realize things that have been in the tapestry of your life.

Things that you've taken for granted are suddenly much more real.

They feel more tangible.

I've had several experiences like that in my life, I think, relating to the moon,

specifically. Because it is quite hard to think think about it as a real thing when it sits in the sky looming over us. I mean, it's a beautiful

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