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The Great American Eclipse Hangover

Hundreds of thousands of people are leaving the path of totality in the afterglow of the astronomical event.
Source: Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

CROSSVILLE, Tenn.—The path of totality is emptying out.

Soon after the the Great American Eclipse was over on Monday, hundreds of thousands of people began their migration home, many driving for hours, their eclipse glasses crumpled in the backseat like a ticket after a big show. Many are still on the road. They’ll show up to work tired and yawning, the skin under their eyes ringed with darkness, like a parting

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