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The Octopus’ GARDEN

INTRODUCTION BY ANTON CRONE

One of my greatest teachers wasnʼt the octopus, it was the octopusʼ pupil, Craig Foster. Five years ago he invited me for a swim that changed the way I looked at the world. At the time, Craig was in the middle of his transformative experiment to dive the cold waters

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