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The Story of Everything

Emanations

The universe is filled with a very faint glow of radio waves that astronomers believe are the fingerprints from the Big Bang. For some time after this cataclysmic event, all of space was filled with light. Over eons, these photons, while still observable, have grown steadily fainter, leading scientists to dub them “relic radiation.” Japanese tradition holds that anyone who bathes in the energy of the multi-limbed deity Quanwon will vibrate in harmony with the universe and experience a less complicated life.