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  • MEMBERSHIP: The Cousteau Society
    Founded in 1973 by famed French naval officer, explorer, conservationist,  filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and ...
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  • HUE: True Red
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  • LISTEN: Otis Redding
    Gray days got me in the mood for soul.  Turn up Otis and try a little tenderness.
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