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The riches of the Galapagos were something |
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the survivors of the Essex could only fantasise about. |
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One month into their ordeal, |
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and still adrift in the Desolate Region, |
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they were slowly starving. |
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What the sailors didn't know |
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was that the endless blue hides a secret. |
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At dusk, |
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huge areas of otherwise empty ocean are transformed. |
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Squid shoot up from the depths to feed near the surface. |
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Surprisingly, |
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there are more squid in the ocean than fish |
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and they take part in the greatest migration |
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of animals on the Earth. |
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Every night, |
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a world of creatures rise up |
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from the depths to dine on the small amounts of surface plankton. |
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They are among the strangest-looking life forms on our planet. |
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In this dark world, |
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some are see-through, |
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perhaps for camouflage. |
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Some create their own light |
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to communicate or lure in their prey. |
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Others form inexplicable alliances. |
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This young slipper lobster |
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may be using this jelly as a buoyancy aid. |
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