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Under "Whale fall", in the first sentence of the second paragraph, change "though" to "through". TrentonTree05 (talk) 06:12, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done UtherSRG (talk) 13:01, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]