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Imagine these millions of eggs grown into fish, and then the process of reproduction repeated, and you have numbers which, like astronomical distances, are beyond human conception.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Imagine these millions of eggs grown into fish, and then the process of reproduction repeated, and you have numbers…”
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This quote illustrates the vastness of fish reproduction, comparing it to astronomical concepts to convey its enormity.
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