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nection with nature's grand displays of force, may find 

 poetry in the thought that, by methods, some of which are 

 already known, much of this vast and purposeless waste 

 of energy may be made to undergo a magical transforma- 

 tion into comforts that would lighten the heavy load of 

 human toil, and make human experiences happier and 

 more ennobling. The potential fertility of the sea, also, 

 is sufficient, when use shall be made of it, largely to 

 supply man's greatest need. 



