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Language<br \/>\nI let flow into my lungs,<br \/>\ninto my veins.<br \/>\nIn my sleep, I dream<br \/>\nof starfish singing<br \/>\nin the deep. I cycle<br \/>\nlike the tides; hide<br \/>\nat night, while in morning,<br \/>\nI rise. Waters whisper,<br \/>\nlisten to the melting ice,<br \/>\nhear the sea, its sacrifice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than half of Earth\u2019s oxygen comes from the ocean. In each breath, I inhale salt air, risen from waves that climb to the sky, wash down in a web of white foam. Millions of minnows swim through meadows, where seagrass dances in the light. Whales, sharks, dolphins echo across the open ocean. 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