Vintage 1970s sci-fi pulp art cover, airbrushed illustration. Two retro-futuristic astronauts wearing burnt-orange jumpsuits, silver chest plates with brass knobs and dials, American flag patches, and clear bubble helmets with a starry cosmic reflection, raising their hands high in a triumphant or greeting gesture. At their feet, a grotesque, wrinkly, grey-green alien with a single massive bulging eye and a long, curling red tongue-like tentacle reaching upward. They stand on an intricate crimson Persian rug in a grand, towering library lined with dark wooden bookshelves. The surreal twist: the library's ceiling is a giant transparent dome revealing a deep underwater ocean realm, complete with swimming fish, deep blue water, swaying kelp, and shimmering rays of aquatic sunlight. Dramatic retro lighting, high contrast, vibrant hues, cinematic composition, hyper-detailed, classic pulpy sci-fi aesthetic.
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