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MAG · 18 July 2026

The View from the Very Bottom

Looking up a slot canyon: dark walls at the edges of the frame, lit sandstone in the middle and an opening of sky
Looking up a slot canyon: dark walls at the edges of the frame, lit sandstone in the middle and an opening of sky

Photograph: MAG · Description: AI

Looking straight up. The dark walls at the sides almost touch, and between them is a lit flue of sandstone and a small opening of sky.

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