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THE GALÁPAGOS

o much as anything is normal in the Galápagos, then its extraordinary marine life was as curious, colourful and unforgettable as ever. Surgeonfish still swam in shoals so tight they could have been canned; eagle rays still appeared to fly in eerily rehearsed formation; Pacific green sea turtles still swooped and meandered with the urgency of nonagenarians. Everything was as it should be, and below the waves there were no indications that surface-dwellers

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