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27. Exactly. It's an incredibly stupid idea that will never work.

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 08:37 PM

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And the cost of setting up even that small area of illumination on earth, not counting the maintenance, would be unimaginable. Even with Elmo's supposedly "reusable" vehicles.

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