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Clockwise from top: "Chakrasamvara with His Consort Vajravarahi," here cropped, is in the public domain; "Misty Awakening" by Liza Chan, here cropped, is marked with CC0; "Ionized Carbon Atoms in Orion," here cropped, is in the public domain; "Reading Lines 5513 (EMD GP30)" by Gary Todd, here cropped, is marked with CC0.

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BLACK BALLOON SALESMAN ON SOUTH SIDE CHICAGO'S 47TH STREET” by John H. White, here cropped, is in the public domain.

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