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P.S. Certain mountains seem to me to have a numinous quality, that is an unearthly mysterious presence. In Switzerland there is of course the Matterhorn. In Nepal there is a lesser known one, Machapuchare, in the Annapurna region, considered so sacred that climbing it is now prohibited. In addition, there are two others: Annapurna itself and K-2, the latter a particularly challenging climb. To many in Nepal, these are their "Higher Power".
I sense the same thing in Hubble telescope photographs of certain nebulae and galaxies. These mountains and astronomical bodies can all be googled.

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