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Well, friends, are you ready to find

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out what happens to Dominic and all of his dolphin

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friends? Me too. Let's go. As

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Dominic and his three friends were

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realizing how very lost

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they were, they started to look

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around for a way out. You

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see those that sharp coral

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that they were in. It was very

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shallow and it was hard

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for them to find a way out. It

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was kind of like being lost in a big

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thicket of thorny bushes.

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If I got stuck inside of a

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complays arounded by thorny bushes,

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one that would be pretty scary and two

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that would be very painful to try and get your

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way out. Right. Oh no,

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Adam, you're you're bleeding,

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Cry to Abigail, I'm bleeding.

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Where Where you rubbed

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down to that sharp coral over there. Look, Abigail

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was right on the side of Adam was a

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very long scratch,

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very bad scratch that was now

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bleeding. I need a

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spongeade. Adam

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started to cry and they came alongside

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of him to help him feel better. Wait

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a second, guys, said

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Dominic, I just remembered

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something. Spongeades,

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that's what we need. What

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in the world are you talking about, said Matteo.

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How's that gonna help us get out of here? Instead

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of me trying to explain it, let me just show

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you, said Dominic. Do

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you know what they're talking about? What is

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a sponge aid? Oh?

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It kind of sounds like a band aid? Do

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you think that's maybe the underwater version

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of our band aids? Yeah,

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because underwater in the ocean, there's real

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sponges, you know, like the sponge

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that we use to maybe wash

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off our plate or our fork. There's

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real sponges that they grow

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underwater. And Dominic

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is right, there's something amazing

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you see, this part is actually

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true. Dolphins that

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live in Sharp Bay, Australia,

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they learn something absolutely

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amazing when they're trying

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to swim through very sharp

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coral to protect themselves.

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They use sponges. They

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will find a big sponge and grab onto it

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with their mouth and then as they're

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swimming forward that sponge it protects

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them from getting scratched by all

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that sharp coral. That is

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so cool and really

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smart that those dolphins in real

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life would even think to do

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that. Dolphins are incredibly

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smart critters. Can you

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think of something that we might

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use? Not band aids, but it

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kind of reminds me of something else,

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Like if I was riding my bike, what

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would I put on my head? Oh,

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yes, a helmet? Or

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maybe if we're swimming or

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on a boat, I might put on

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a life vest to help me float.

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Yeah, there's all kinds of ways

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and tools that we people

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use to help keep us safe.

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And that's exactly what these dolphins are

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doing with their sponges. All

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right, guys, grab a sponge and put in your mouth

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like this, Dominic grabbed onto

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a sponge with his teeth. It was a

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pretty big sponge. It was like a

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big pillow in front of his nose

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or cwing furrow

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me. As Dominic's

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three friends all followed his instructions,

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they put sponges in their mouth and they

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felt a little silly about that, but

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it actually worked. As they

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swam through the sharp coral,

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following closely behind Dominick's

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lead, it kept them safe

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all that sharp coral. Instead of scratching

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their face and their bodies, it

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just bounced right off of that very

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soft sponge

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cooey tackle. Break, shouted

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Adam. Yeah, let's step

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on over here. Dominic pulled

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over to the side because Adam

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had asked for a break. Hey, so what's

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going on? I'm really hungry?

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Oh is there any food around here? Adam's

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tummy was rumbling because it

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had been a long time since they had eaten. I

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just saw a squid over there, said

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Abigail as she pointed with her fin, and

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she was right. There was a whole

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group of delicious

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looking squid. You see, that's dolphin's

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favorite snacks and favorite foods to eat

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is squid. And do you know

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what a group of squid

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is called. It's called a

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squad. Yeah,

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kind of like our s biology squad. Yeah,

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that's super cool. Well, a group of squid

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A squad, squid squad, squid

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squad. Can you say that with me? Squid

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squad squid squad? Man?

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I wish I was in a squid squad. That sounds

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awesome, except if you're being eaten

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by dolphins. Well.

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As Matteo, Abigail, Adam,

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and Dominic all filled their bellies with

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some delicious squid, they

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said, I think it's time for us

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to finish on and get back home, said

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Matteo. All right, grab your

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sponges, shouted Dominic.

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They all grabbed onto

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their sponges and started swimming.

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Not that much longer, they arrived

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back home in their neighborhood. Dominic

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waved goodbye to his friends, and he

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knew that he had to go home and tell his mom what had

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happened. After he explained

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everything to his mom, she gave him a bag

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hug and said, Dominic,

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that's why we have rules. We don't

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want anyone to get hurt. But I'm

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very glad that you're home

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safe and that you told me what happened.

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Those are the most important things to me. One

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that you're safe and two that you're

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honest with me, said his mom.

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Thanks mom, I love you, said

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Dominic. And can I show

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you something really cool? Oh?

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Absolutely, I love seeing cool things,

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said his mom. Dominic then

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pulled out that giant sponge that he

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had found out there and explained

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how he had used it to help

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them get out of all that sharp coral. Wow,

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that is such a cool idea, said

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Dominic's mom. You are really

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smart and I think you're onto something. We

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should probably spread the word about

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your awesome invention. You

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think other dolphins might want to do this too, asked

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Dominic. Oh. Absolutely,

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that's a brilliant idea and

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the whole world needs to know it, said

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his mom. Let's start telling

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our friends. Come on. As

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Dominic and his mom swam off, he

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felt so relieved and so much

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better to know that he was safe

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at home and that he was honest with

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his mom. Sometimes it can

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be hard to be honest about tough

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things, right, Yeah, but with

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our parents, just like how Dominic was with

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his mom, It's very important for

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us always to be honest with our parents. And

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now I kind of feel like I should

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go invent something. How about you?

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Maybe you can be an inventor, just like

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Dominic was with that sponge.

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If you had to solve a problem, what

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kind of ideas and inventions would

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you make? Have your parents send me

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a message on our Instagram for kids'

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animal stories with your invention. Idea,

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just like Dominic. Even

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though this is the end of our story, I think

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Dominic has learned several

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very valuable lessons that

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will stay with him even

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on his next adventure. The

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end. Great

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job, you listened all the way to the

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end. Isn't that so cool?

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How dolphins can use sponges

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to protect themselves when they're in really sharp places.

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It's amazing how they can use the tools

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around them to help solve problems

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like being stuck in a very sharp coral

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forest. Dolphins may be

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pretty smart, but they're not as smart

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as you. I would love for you to

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think through some cool inventions

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that might solve a problem in

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your day, or maybe even an

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invention to help our critters around

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us. Well, friends, I hope you

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have a super duper day and I'll see you next

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time. Bye.