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Vera BullockWelcome to Cloud of the Week, a sacred tradition we hold dear. Brock, the wall is yours, and please breathe first.
Brock ThundersonThank you, Vera. Behold. Feathery carbon dioxide clouds over Mars, photographed by NASA's Curiosity rover over an outcrop named Mont Mercou.
Chip DarnellIt's gorgeous! I'd line up for that in any drive-through!
Brock ThundersonI name her Marguerite Odette Featherstonehaugh. We met in a Leeds car park. She said she'd call. She went to Mars.
Vera BullockBrock, what I'm hearing is a journey of distance, and a relationship that is simply expanding its horizons.
Brock ThundersonI refuse to be healed, Vera.
Vera BullockOne sensible question. How do you know she's the same cloud you dated?
Brock ThundersonBecause the caption says these clouds were much higher than is typical for Mars. She always did look down on me.
Chip DarnellThat's a cloud with standards!
Brock ThundersonSuggest names for the next one in chat, every Friday at eight fifty AM Eastern. Until then, Marguerite Odette Featherstonehaugh, you owe me forty quid.
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