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>Hello. Before we go any further it is our duty to tell you this thing that
>we learned from a book at the weekend. Every atom that you possess has
>almost certainly passed through several stars and has been part of millions
>of organisms on its way to becoming you. And we are made up of so many
>atoms that it's probable that, for each of us, up to a billion of our atoms
>once belonged to Shakespeare. A billion more each could come from Buddha
>and Genghis Khan and Beethoven. So if you're feeling a bit low today, just
>remember that you are Beethoven. You are Buddha. You are Genghis Khan.
>we learned from a book at the weekend. Every atom that you possess has
>almost certainly passed through several stars and has been part of millions
>of organisms on its way to becoming you. And we are made up of so many
>atoms that it's probable that, for each of us, up to a billion of our atoms
>once belonged to Shakespeare. A billion more each could come from Buddha
>and Genghis Khan and Beethoven. So if you're feeling a bit low today, just
>remember that you are Beethoven. You are Buddha. You are Genghis Khan.