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magnificent coral reef rises out of deep water to the very surface, so that 
at low tide it is possible to walk about on its upper dead portions. At 
LIVING REEF-CORALS OFF LITTLE GOLDING CAY. 
Seen from above through the water. Photographed with the help of a 
water glass. 
the time of ‘spring tides,’ when the water falls iower than usual, even the 
living portions of the top of the reef become visible, being laid bare for a. 
moment at a time by the passage of the waves which sweep over the reef- 
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