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My Octopus Teacher

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[thunder rumbling]

My Octopus Teacher

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If I think back,

My Octopus Teacher

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and I remember it was a very rough day, very turbulent.

My Octopus Teacher

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Sediment everywhere.

My Octopus Teacher

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Go down and whoa,

My Octopus Teacher

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"Oh, my God, what's going on?"

My Octopus Teacher

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And then seeing that both animals are pretty relaxed

My Octopus Teacher

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and realizing, "Okay, and then the mating is beginning."

My Octopus Teacher

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By this stage, I knew quite well the stages of an octopus's life.

My Octopus Teacher

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So while I was very excited that this mating was beginning,

My Octopus Teacher

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there was a sort of...

My Octopus Teacher

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this dread in the bottom of my stomach.

My Octopus Teacher

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She wasn't coming out of that den.

My Octopus Teacher

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There was no more feeding, no more hunting.

My Octopus Teacher

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A huge part of her body is actually given to those eggs.

My Octopus Teacher

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So she drops in weight, and she loses an enormous amount of strength.

My Octopus Teacher

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The eggs are laid right in the back, in the dark.

My Octopus Teacher

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It's impossible to see them.

My Octopus Teacher

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I just keep going every day and just check.

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She's oxygenating the eggs with her siphon, looking after them.