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Child Astronaut in a Cardboard Helmet at Dusk

Creates a cinematic image of a child wearing a homemade cardboard astronaut helmet in the backyard at dusk, holding a toy rocket, with their dreams reflected in the visor.

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Subject: a child wearing a homemade astronaut helmet made of cardboard, holding a toy rocket.
Setting: a backyard at dusk.
Detail: the child's dreams appear as a reflection in the helmet visor.
Lighting: cinematic.
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