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“We have calcium in our bones, iron in our veins, carbon in our souls, and nitrogen in our brains. 93 percent stardust, with souls made of flames, we are all just stars that have people names.”
- Nikita Gill
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My Mom’s turning 93 on October 25. I love this poem but I’d like to request for a literal interpretation of Nikita Gill’s famous poem, “93 Percent Stardust.” Seems obvious but I’d just to make sure. Really appreciate a response! Thank you!!!
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Thanks for the comment, Gigi! I’m not sure, you may want to do a Google search on that. Good luck!
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7% of our bodies is hydrogen, of which stars are made. All the other elements are products of nuclear fusion in the stars, dispersed about each time a star goes nova.
Thus, 7% of us is Big Bang Original Element, and the remaining 93% is Star Dust.
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