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Biologists search for unique species

Slipping under Texas
Floating on a crystalline stream just beneath the reach of jagged stalactites, Andrew Gluesenkamp is surrounded by complete darkness except for the sweeping beam of his headlamp underwater as he slowly moves deeper into the cave. His tattered, multicolored wetsuit is the only speck of color in an otherwise dark and gloomy world.Suddenly, he lets out a muffled scream through his snorkel. He has found what he is looking for. A small, pale creature, no larger than a guppy, swims toward the muddy cave floor, its thin, delicate limbs tucked close to its body as it wriggles from side to side in an attempt to escape.(...)
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