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Hubble orbits high, outside Earth's atmosphere so it can see a wide spectrum of light our atmosphere blocks. — Heidi Hammel

She herself, as she had said, was oddly enjoying the snowy night. She had seldom had reason to be abroad in such weather at night, and she had forgotten, or never noticed, how clear the sky was or how brightly the stars twinkled down. They might have been the only ones alive in the whole world, for it was deadly still, the eerie light giving the night almost a magical quality. Everyday items were rendered mysterious and beautiful by their layer of white, and the only sounds were those they made, of creaking leather and the crisp squeak of snow underfoot. — Dawn Lindsey The Great Lady...

It was cold, dark & lonely in the great cathedral - like chambers, with only coffins and corpses for company. — Billie - Jo Williams

The air was warm and heavy as sprinkles began to fall from the clouds high above. The Triton glided through the waters and the whoosh of the ship combined with the steady beat of the rain to make a concerto, like a pianist fluttering his fingers on the keys at one end and running his fingers up and down the scales at the other. Expectancy hung in the air as the tune moved to a crescendo. — Victoria Kahler Capturing the...

The early dew - falls that did a pristine coating, over the woods with its finest transparency, glazed as like its wet white - glassy earrings that hung on the ears of wild flowers - unlatched my fancy. — Nithin Purple Venus and...

The drowsy stillness of the summer afternoon was shattered by what sounded to his strained senses like G.K. Chesterton falling on a sheet of tin. — P. G. Wodehouse Mr. Mulliner...

Dusk was falling quickly. It was just after 7 P.M., and the month was October. — Patricia Highsmith A Dog's Ransom

Occasionally a car swooshed by in the rain and its headlights would swing round momentarily and illuminate the room - the pool table, snowshoes on the wall and the rowing machine, the armchair in which Henry sat, motionless, a glass in his hand and the cigarette burning low between his fingers. For a moment his face, pale and watchful as a ghost's, would be caught in the headlights and then, very gradually, it would slide back into the dark. — Donna Tartt The Secret...

There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge. — Raymond Chandler Red Wind: A...

Put a man in the wrong atmosphere and nothing will function as it should. He will seem unhealthy in every part. Put him back into his proper element and everything will blossom and look healthy. But...

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