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We are, in the most profound sense, children of the Cosmos.
Carl Sagan
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Carl Sagan
Age: 62 †
Born: 1934
Born: November 9
Died: 1996
Died: December 20
Astronomer
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Planetary Scientist
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Brooklyn
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Carl Edward Sagan
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