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THE OCEAN EEL

THE OCEAN EEL IS A PREDATOR THAT IS FEARED BY ALL EVEN MAN FOR REAL:
THERE IS NOT ANOTHER WHO WILL CHALLENGE HIS MIGHTY POWERFUL JAW BECAUSE ANYTHING IN THE FOOD CHAIN THE EEL HAS NO FEAR AND WILL STEAL:
THE BIGGEST AND MOST FERROCIOUS OF EELS HAVE THE POWER TO BITE OFF A MANS COMPLETE HAND:
THATS WHY WHEN YOU SEE AN EEL FOR YOUR SAFETY BACK YOU BETTER STAND:


THERE IS A TINY ISLAND IN THE PACIFIC WHERE THE LOCAL PEOPLE HAVE MADE PEACE WITH GREAT OCEAN EEL:
BY HAND THEY FEED THEM TOUCH THEM AND CARESS THEM AND CHILDREN SWIM AND PLAY WITH THEM FOR REAL:
THE EEL WILL NOT BITE OFF THE HAND THAT FEEDS HIM FISH:
THE ISLAND LOCAL PEOPLE FOR GENERATIONS HAVE BEEN AT PEACE WITH NATURE AND PRACTICE THIS:


18--JULY--2010:
JOHN D. JUNGERS


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THE OCEAN EEL