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Ocean’s Call to Dive Janet Kuypers 11/24/17 (on flight from Ushuaia to Río Gallegos) the Gentoo penguins run down the mountain to the rocky edge overlooking the southern ocean they get into a single-file line at the edge one jumps in then another then another then a dozen more the last penguin in the line gets to that edge after all the other penguins dove into the southern ocean the last penguin steps back and forth on his feet in place turns around looks at the mountain turns back to the water rocks once steps in place twice looks back again then turns to the salt water and dives in