SECRETS OF THE OCEAN 



E are often held spellbound by the majesty 

 of mountains, and indeed a lofty peak 

 forever capped with snow, or pouring forth smoke and 

 ashes, is impressive beyond all terrestrial things. But the 

 ocean yields to nothing in its grandeur, in its age, in its 

 ceaseless movement, and the question remains forever 

 unanswered, " Who shall sound the mysteries of the sea? " 

 Before the most ancient of mountains rose from the heart 

 of the earth, the waves of the sea rolled as now, and 



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