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It's been a bit, hasn't it?

Oh look, that rhymed.

Hello again.

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Starry Spectacle - Seen in visible light, the nebula known as M78 is partially obscured by dark tendrils of dense dust. But the infrared eye of NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope can penetrate this dust, revealing the glowing clouds of star-forming material inside. In a newly released picture, M78 is shown to contain two round, greenish “eyes”—cavities in the clouds that are being carved by radiation from newborn stars. (via NationalGeographic)

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Le ciel : notions d’astronomie à l’usage des gens du monde et de la jeunesse / par Guillemin, Amédée, 1864

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“Ceres” by Edgar Martins from the series “Dwarf Exoplanets & Other Sophisms”

“Dwarf Exoplanets & Other Sophisms are photographs that apparently represent planets, but after looking at them briefly we realise that we are faced with an illusory experience. We do not know what has effectively been photographed. Doubtless it was some type of surface (of a metal, or a stone) that the photographic representation, and the skilled use of lighting, was able to convert into something else, or which at least was able to refer us to the idea of something else. At this point it is possible to perceive the extent to which the photograph is accepted as a territory of fantastic experiences, in which reality is reconfigured – and rewritten – as a formal imagery that reinforces a particular way of seeing and thinking.”

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me and annie are bffs

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Love This Giant

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The Outer Shells of Centaurus A

What causes the surrounding shells in peculiar galaxy Cen A? In 2002 a fascinating image of peculiar galaxy Centaurus A was released, processed to highlight a faint blue arc indicating an ongoing collision with a smaller galaxy. Another interesting feature of Cen A, however, is the surrounding system of shells, better visible here in this recently released wider pan from the four metre Blanco telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. Faint shells around galaxies are not unusual and considered by themselves as evidence of a previous galaxy merger, analogous to water ripples on a pond. An unexpected attribute of these shells is the abundance of gas, which should become separated from existing stars during the collision.

Image Credit: E. Peng and H. Ford (JHU), K. Freeman (ANU), R. White (STScI), CTIO, NOAO, NSF

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"I don't need excitement at the moment, but I trust you can satiate that desire when it comes up...boss." She grinned.

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He raised an eyebrow and smiled. “That was easy enough. Don’t worry, You’ll like it b e t t e r here. Life’s more fun, the sun is brighter.” He edged closer and whispered; “And our men are far more attractive.” He winked at her. 

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Enola blinked and tilted her head slightly to the side as she accepted the drink with a thank you. "You're Mycroft's son? I had no idea..." She was slightly hurt that apparently this had been kept from her, but at least this meant a new family member, and one she could be close to. "Well, hello Ashley. I'm your aunt Enola," she smiled.

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Enola had to take a moment to register the fact that his last name was the same as hers. She was at her brother’s house, but she wasn’t aware that family may have been visiting. She looked at him curiously, trying to figure out if he was a distant cousin or something akin to that. “Erm, hi. I’m Enola. Enola Holmes. I’d love some, thank you.”

“Sorry, Holmes? What you do mean Holmes? Are you a relative?”

With a sweet smile and a bow of the head, Ashley made his to the table to pour the woman a fresh glass of lemonade. Ice cubes hit the glass as the liquid fell into it. He presented it to like a gentleman would, he had watched many films where men would bow when giving something to a lady but he decided that would look silly. “Oh, yes, we must be related, this is my father’s house if that helps” the corner of Ashley’s mouth twitched into a crooked smile.

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I doubt Sherlock would care much about your appearance in his life. Nothing personal, he's just a giant prat.

Sherrinford is tolerable with me, at least. It could be a sibling thing. 

My favourite food? It's probably...I don't know, I like blackberries. What's yours?

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Aren’t you a charmer.

I hope I’m not ridiculously obnoxious, not like Sherlock at least. Sherrinford is at least tolerable. I’m told I get my sarcasm from Mycroft, so I hope I am. Granola bars are good, though not my favourite food.

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Enola closed her eyes. Sherlock's words were starting to cut at her, actually hurt her. She hadn't expected her statements to be the tipping point of the conversation, the moment where Sherlock switched and became a willing participant in the family. She didn't know what she expected, really. Of course Sherlock wouldn't want any of them around in the event that his death was a slow process. 

She took a deep breath and straightened herself out. Her eyes met his again, dark, challenging. "Fine." Enola turned on her heels and walked over to the couch, flopping herself down on it dramatically. She sat up and crossed her arms again. This was the childish route, she knew that much. However, Enola was fast running out of options and now she had to wing it. "But you won't throw me out like you did Carmen."

The Axis powers.

“Because she opted not to be”, he retorted right away. He would no carry the weight of her choices on his shoulders as well. Not anymore. Sherlock looked at Enola and his eyes darkened a whole shade when he noticed her looking down at the floor. He didn’t want her to stay collected. Sherlock wanted everything out, everything exposed; he was growing so tired of composure. 

“If it were me, I wouldn’t want any of you at my bedside”, he said under his breath. His voice could be low, but it was firm. Sherlock wouldn’t want pity. He wouldn’t want false modesty. They weren’t like that. He wasn’t like that. “You’re insisting on the impossible, sister”, he stated after a moment. “I won’t change my mind.”

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OOC:

I don't think I'm going to continue with Enola.

She's a great muse, but my John muse is way stronger right now and I'm more focused on him.

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I'm going to take the afternoon and think about it.

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Annie Clark (St. Vincent) and Steven Alan at the CFDA Awards June 4, 2012

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Pandora and Epimetheus. Saturn’s moons.