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66 Clouds Nuages, fêtes, sirènes, Hiram exclaimed, but the greatest of these is Nuages. Hiram stood in relation to the other philosophers of Central City as Copernicus did to other Polish astronomers of the fifteenth century. He revolutionized our thinking. The reality of the world lies with its ephemera, Hiram would say, thus aligning himself with the Japanese in their love of fireflies, fireworks, and cherry blossoms, and with American businessmen in their love of quick, short-term profits. Hiram focused us on clouds rather than rocks. He tuned our telescopes to fluffs of evanescent white, their drift across our skies. And windy days were best. White puffs blown by on random winds, here today and gone in just a minute. H.J. ...

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