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59<h3 class="h1">Patrick Taylor</h3>
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61	<p><em class="dc">T</em>HERE ARE MANY Patrick Taylors. Many. I'm only one of probably hundreds in existence &#8211; and that's just on Earth, because in the whole Universe there are trillions, even quadrillions. Patrick Taylor is <em>too many people</em>. But you can read <a href="/about-patrick-taylor" title="About me">about Patrick</a>. If you think you know me &#8211; or you once did &#8211; and would like to reminisce, <a href="https://pcmtaylor.com/memphis-tennessee" title="Message me">send a message</a>.</p>
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96<p>When did I become superstitious?</p>
97<p>I once believed the law of science and yielded to no other order of things. The night sky, the monstrous algebra of infinity made no mark on me except as a rule against which all other things are measured. A simple schoolboy I was. Now I am a man and I've acquired my demons. My talisman goes with me and the ruts and channels of my consciousness run with less prosaic beliefs, though nature runs there too.</p>
98<p>I look for the signposts and I alter my course. It's nice to travel alone, no explanation, no compromise. Only I can see the signs, only I can read them.</p>
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100<h5>MEANWHILE</h5>
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102<p>Voyager 2 is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977. From beyond the heliosphere the signal from Voyager 2 is still beaming back, taking more than 16 hours to reach Earth. Its 22.4-watt transmitter has the same power as a fridge light. Its signal is more than a billion billion times dimmer when it reaches Nasa's 70-metre antenna. The probe will continue through space long after Earth is swallowed by the Sun.</p>
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105<p>"When I looked in the opposite direction, into space, there was no mystery, no majestic awe to behold &#8230; All I saw was death. I saw a cold, dark, black emptiness. It was unlike any blackness you can see or feel on Earth. It was deep, enveloping, all-encompassing. It was among the strongest feelings of grief I have ever encountered."</p>
106<p>William Shatner in orbit aboard Bezos space capsule, aged 90 in 2021.</p>
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108<p>Patrick doesn't like social media. His New Year resolution is say less &#8211; only half as much &#8211; and keep reducing it by half every year, until it's just 1/1024 of what he said originally.</p>
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