Life did not begin in silence. It began in a world shaped by storms of energy, by the restless chemistry of a young planet, and by the constant rain of molecules forged in the hearts of ancient stars. Before oceans formed, before continents cooled, before the first cell drew breath, the heavens were already at work. They delivered the carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and complex organics that would one day assemble into living systems. They bathed the early Earth in ultraviolet light that activated molecules and drove reactions forward. They created gradients, cycles, and instabilities that pushed matter toward complexity.
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