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“El cielo estaba casi negro, y luego comenzó a granizar. Era tan hermoso y escalofriante, que me pregunté sobre la ciencia de las tormentas y cómo a veces parecía que una tormenta quería romper el mundo y cómo el mundo se rehusaba a romperse.”

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Book:Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

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