A nostalgic journey under the sea.
A requiem for a dying planet.
So it goes.
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ocean world fig 49 Physalia utriculus by dd21207 on Flickr.
The Ocean World: Being a Description of the Sea and Some of Its Inhabitants
By Figuier, Louis
Revised by E. Perceval Wright, MD
8vo. New Edition circa 1872 656 pages
Cassell Petter & Galpin, London and NY
Woodcut illustrations
always see/get stung by these in hawaii!
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