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Then how do you explain the fact
of such a story?
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The Meiji Emperor was a leading poet.
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He was one of the greatest poets.
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Precisely. And as a great poet
it is possible that he imagined
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the inspiration flying around himself
to be the northern lights.
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Perhaps you are correct.
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But, for some reason, this family story
has preoccupied me since childhood.
1:12:00
Your Majesty, it is well known that
there are only two areas on the Earth
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where one can see the illumination of
the upper layers of the atmosphere.
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Both of these areas fall within
the north and south geomagnetic poles.
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Their angle of radius
is about 23 degrees.
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Then from where did this light originate?
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It's difficult to explain it right away.
1:12:55
You probably didn't have anything
to eat today?