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Gusts of wind ripped leaves off the trees in front of the sturdy brownstone buildings.

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Setting out on an ocean voyage, with water in gourds and pounded tubers tied up in leaves, he would point his canoe into the right slant of wind, and then along a path between a rising star and an opposite, setting one.

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In addition to these goodies, the solar wind carries light elements such as helium to the moon's surface and leaves them there.

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