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The sky is vast and unyielding,

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a canvas of infinite mysteries.

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It has always called to us,

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leaving whispers of forgotten truths

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written in the light of distant stars.

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But light, it seems, is a fleeting thing.

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Some of it we see. Much of it we do not.

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For a time, we glimpsed the cosmos

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only as far as our eyes could take us.

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But now, we have forged instruments of power,

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telescopes that push past what the ancients

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could only dream of,

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revealing the hidden truths of the universe,

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patiently waiting for us to find them.

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One stands as a watchman in the 
void,

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a sentinel of time.

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Hubble, the steadfast, has gazed into the deep

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 for more than three decades,  

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its unblinking eye unraveling the age of 
galaxies

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and the dance of dying stars.

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Beside it, a younger vision,

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Webb, the seer of shadows.

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With golden sight,

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it peers into the dim glow

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of the earliest worlds,

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revealing the birth of stars,

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the breath of distant planets,

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and the echoes of the universe’s first dawn.

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And there is another on its way,

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Roman, the deep-sighted,

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armed with a gaze as broad as the sky itself.

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It will map the heavens

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with relentless precision,

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seeking the unseen forces

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that shape the cosmos.

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Yet, even these great sentinels

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cannot stand alone.

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Another will arise,

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a telescope of great purpose

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that has yet to be built,

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the Habitable Worlds Observatory.

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A beacon for those who search

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the stars for another Earth,

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and a torchbearer for discovery itself.

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From the birth of galaxies

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to the fate of worlds,

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its gaze will pierce the unknown,

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revealing the forces that shape the cosmos

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and the places that others might call “home.”

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Each of these instruments,

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mighty in their own right,

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wields a unique power.

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One sees the universe

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in the piercing clarity of 

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ultraviolet and visible light,

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another in the ancient glow of heat,

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another in the vast sweep of the sky itself.

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And soon, one will rise

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to seek the light of distant worlds.

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A group of visionaries,

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bound together,

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destined to spread knowledge,

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to push beyond the darkness,

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to forge a future

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where the unknown becomes known.

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From their posts in the void,

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they do not speak,

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but they watch, they reveal.

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It is the work of countless minds;

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scientists, engineers, and dreamers,

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who push the boundaries

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of what is possible.

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Their ingenuity forges new frontiers, 

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advancing technology,

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not for conquest, but for understanding.

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With each discovery,

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they expand the reach of humanity,

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proving that even among the infinite,

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our pursuit of knowledge

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knows no bounds.

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And though the road goes ever on 
and on,

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though shadows still veil

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the farthest corners of the sky,

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The Fellowship of the Telescopes endures!

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NASA MEATBALL!!!!