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Galactic spectacle, we name you For a Greek mythic giant. You exist in mythic realms of space Dwarfing our Milky Way, The largest yet known of your kind. We behold your bygone light, Your radio signal artifacts now only just Arriving from what you were Three billion years ago. So humble our instruments for Detecting you, so simple our data collection about you. Gargantuan star ellipse drifting and yawning in Vacuous void. A hosting galaxy, embedded in cosmic web strands, Two hundred forty billion times The size of the Sun, With a massive black hole nucleus, Four hundred million times The size of the Sun. We measure and record like Ancient Babylonians, And still, no one comprehends.

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Date: 2/22/2022 10:03:00 PM
Even too much there for Hercules to destroy, Thomas, a newly discover Galaxy, in which you introduce to the world through your poetry. Love it.
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Date: 2/24/2022 1:19:00 AM
I've always felt there is a natural connection between the wonder of science and poetry. Thank you ever so much, harry! Be well!

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