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By Jacqueline Knirnschild<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deepest point of
the world\u2019s deepest trench in
the world\u2019s deepest ocean.
The Mariana Trench
in the Pacific Ocean.

A scar in the Earth\u2019s crust.
Seven miles beneath the waves.

The last unexplored frontier.
More than 1,500 miles long.
A feat of engineering
just to get there. The submarine
is like a pillow on its side,
akin to the Wright Brothers
Just baby steps. Simply open the door.

Never know
what we\u2019re going to see.
Every dive new to science. True
creatures, landscapes
previously unknown.

We barely understand

what questions to ask.

We\u2019re terrestrial mammals.
We gaze
up at the
heavens, wonder
what\u2019s out there?

When we look down
into the
water, we don\u2019t see
much. An o-
paque platform
we can pull fish from,
go for a swim, but we don\u2019t
actually go far. Never
get below the surface
all the way down. Full of life.

Before we leave
home, we should at least explore
our own backyard. Valuable
compounds, medicines, answers
found in the ocean.

Space is a vast
void, vacuum
proven to be lifeless.
The ocean is
.

Don\u2019t know where we\u2019re going.
Don\u2019t fear what we can\u2019t see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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