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Epigraph explained
The epigraph quotes Tarr and McMurry's description of the earth's primordial state as a white-hot sphere, evoking themes of cosmic origins and transformation.
What happens
The epigraph quotes Tarr and McMurry's description of the earth's primordial state as a white-hot sphere, evoking themes of cosmic origins and transformation.
Key passages
“At one time the earth was probably a white-hot sphere like the sun.”
The earth was once a molten, glowing mass similar to the sun.
Opening epigraph from Tarr and McMurry, setting a tone of primordial change.