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It's like being a newborn, this sudden sensory overload of noise, color, smells and gravity after months of quietly floating, encased in relative calm and isolation. No wonder babies cry in protest when they're born.

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Chris Hadfield
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: August 29
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