Plurality of Worlds and Marblehead Tar and Feathers Tale
A reflective essay on the heavens questions whether other worlds house intelligent beings. It includes a Marblehead anecdote from 1810 where Flood refused aid to shipwreck survivors, was tarred and feathered, paraded, and later faded into local legend as a cautionary tale.
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