The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is a UK government body that carries out civil research in science and engineering, and funds UK research in areas including particle physics, nuclear physics, space science and astronomy (both ground-based and space-based).
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With beards askew, their eyes dull and wild
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Wandering the face of the earth a fatherless child....”
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