WHAT THE FISHES SEE 



its final accents. The dark, primaeval environment — 

 in this respect it preserves its original obscurity. Life, 

 born vast ages ago in its depths, has, by degrees, 

 raised itself towards the light, to reach it, to capture 

 it directly, to rejoice in its glorious shining; but this 

 result has come about by the exercise of other powers 

 than its own. 



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