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be a lot of fun,and whenArmstrong and Aldrin went into their bouncy littledance,like two happy children,it was a momentnot only of triumph but of gaiety.The moon,on theother hand,is a poor place for flags.Ours looked stiffand awkward,trying to float on the breeze that doesnot blow.(There must be a lesson here somewhere.)It is traditional,of course,for explorers to plant theflag,but it struck us,as we watched with awe andadmiration and pride,that our two fellows wereuniversal men,not national men,and should havebeen equipped accordingly.Like every great river andevery great sea,the moon belongs to none and belongsto all.It still holds the key to madness,still controlsthe tides that lap on shores everywhere,still guardsthe lovers who kiss in every land under no banner butthe sky.What a pity that in our moment of triumphwe did not forswear the familiar Iwo Jima scene andplant instead a device acceptable to all:a limp whitehandkerchief,perhaps,symbol of the common cold,which,like the 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