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In the still breeze of an Arctic summer,
on the rocky terrace of a river flowing through a crater...
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Having exhausted what I could learn by
studying the expedition, I turned to understanding our husky
collies. This I will not finish.
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It is not merely a desert, for any
desert you know has animals and trees.
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Rumors abound in Building 4S about the
astronaut interview process; it is an "inner view."
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E-mail, stoves, and
radiophones, ATV satellites and surge protectors.
Are we on Ka band or still on C?
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The Daily Scorecard:
"Innovations in Problem Solving"
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Purple Saxifrage in the
Percival Lowell Oasis
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Overheard conversations in
a lofty church,
voices carrying in the
still afternoon.
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The orange and yellow dome
tent, warm and comforting, a temple for eating and talking. But
what a mess!
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After meeting Pascal, Frank Drake said,
"Hire him, and put him under N sub e, the probability of a planet
supporting life."
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Before you leave, you will
be asked by Pascal to go walking by the river.
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The river, which had
rimmed the terrace when I arrived, was now so diminished I could stand
by its shore out of the wind.
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Now Cockell is almost
always "Sir Charles."
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"I've given up on the
lemmings; they've defeated me."
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The first week now seems
like last year's summer vacation.
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Reading Sierra Magazine, I find
myself dwelling on pictures of fjords and layered mountains, ignoring
the text.
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We are now twenty, with
14 expedition members and 6 visitors. We no longer call each other by
name.
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Soon flags were all over
the camp...
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"What are the patterns of
ecological succession at the site of impacts?"
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"Anyone 'oo tells yuh 'ee knows 'bout
the weather of the arctic... 'as never been here."
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Finally!
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