THE SALMON LADDER IS LIKE A LONG STAIRWAY WHICH THE 
FISH CAN CLIMB EASILY. 
As the salmon fight on, hardships and 
lack of food destroy their grace and 
beauty. Their bright silvery color is lost. 
They become ugly, lean, and slimy. 
Heads and bodies are out of shape, tails 
and fins are torn, big sores show where 
the scales have been scraped off. 
There are other changes too in the 
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