ndition t does sometimes ure.
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t all tubeo deep oceanvents undoubtedly on as if not all ot ever o c entirely. It ime ago and at tage don’t know.
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a t must o be ts could benearly anding at t high.
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to big glaciation, some toe rapidly, but tly plunged back into bitter cold for a t knoo science as ticplant t to recolonize land after an ice s it so s t average temperatures leapt again, by as mucy years,erribly dramatic but is equivalent to exce ofScandinavia for t of terranean in just tures teen degrees in ten years, drastically altering rainfall patterns and groions. t tling enouged planet. today tty well unimag