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BILL SHOEMAKER - JOCKEY:
HORSES LEAVE THE GATES AT FULL GALLOP TO START RACE. RACE HORSES SPEEDING DOWN TRACK SIDE BY SIDE. |
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FAMED JOCKEY WILLIE SHOEMAKER WHO WON EVERY MAJOR STAKES RACE IN WORLD, SITS AT TABLE, AUTOGRAPHS BOOK CALLED, "THE SHOE", FOR FANS.
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THE "SHOE" AS HE IS AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN, IS JUST UNDER ONE AND ONE-HALF METERS HIGH, WEIGHS FORTY-FOUR KILOGRAMS, DONS HIS COLORFUL JOCKEY UNIFORM IN LOCKER ROOM. STEPS ON SCALE FOR WEIGH-IN. SHOEMAKER HAS BEEN RIDING HORSES OVER TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS.
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SHOEMAKER, ON HORSE, IS TAKEN TO STARTING GATE BY HIS TRAINER. BELLS SOUND AS GATES OPEN, TWELVE HORSES, INCLUDING SHOEMAKER'S NUMBER SEVEN, RUSH OUT. CAMERA FOLLOWS HORSES AROUND TRACK, AS SHOEMAKER TELLS OF BIRTH, WHICH WAS PRE-MATURE. HE WEIGHED TWO AND ONE-HALF POUNDS.
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TINY SHOEMAKER VISIT HORSE,"KING HELLINOS" AT THE STABLES, EARLY IN MORNING TO WORK HIM OUT. PETS HIM IN STALL. AFTER FAMILIARIZING HIMSELF WITH HORSE, HE GETS ON, RIDES HIM TO TRACK.
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ZOOM AWAY SIGN, "SANTA ANITA PARK", WHERE WILLIE IS RIDING SEVERAL RACES A DAY. TRACTOR PULLS THE STARTING GATES WITH ITS MANY STALLS, INTO PLACE ON TRACK.
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WORKER POLISHES BOOTS, ANOTHER HANGS JOCKEY UNIFORMS ON ONE OF MANY RACKS CONTAINING HUNDREDS OF COLORFUL UNIFORMS. ABOVE PAN. SHOEMAKER DONS HIS IN LOCKER ROOM.
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HIGH LOUDSPEAKERS MAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS AT TRACK, MOUNTAINS IN BACKGROUND. FANS LOITER GROUNDS OF TRACKS, SCRATCH SHEETS IN HAND.
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BUGLER, WITH EXTRA-LONG BUGLE, COLORFUL UNIFORM, SOUNDS FAMILIAR TUNE, CALLING HORSES TO GATE.
SHOEMAKER, OTHERS RIDE ONTO TRACK. GATE OPENS, "THEY'RE OFF". CROWD AT RAILING WATCH. |
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MONTAGE MALE, FEMALE FAN REACTIONS. FANS WATCH THROUGH BINOCULARS AS DOES OFFICIAL. SHOEMAKER IS LAST, PULLING UP.
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SHOEMAKER PULS INTO FOURTH SPOT AT TURN. HUGE CROWD GETTING EXCITED AS THEY COME TO STRETCH, GIRL WATCHES THROUGH BINOCULARS, AS SHOEMAKER TAKES LEAD, WINS. MALE FAN RAISES FIST, JUMPS UP AND DOWN WILDLY.
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SHOEMAKER RIDES INTO WINNERS CIRCLE, GETS HIS HAND SHAKED.
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KERA-TV:
FLASHING SIGNS, "KNME, ALBUQUERQUE," "WLVT, ALLENTOWN, BETHLEHEM," "WNEO, ALLIANCE, "KAKM, ANCHORAGE," HUNDREDS OF OTHER CALL LETTERS OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING TELEVISION STATIONS SPEEDILY FLASHED ON SCREEN. OVER ONE THOUSAND TELEVISION STATIONS BROADCAST OVER 15,000 HOURS A DAY, TO AUDIENCE OF OVER 200 MILLION. |
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HAND WITH MARKER LOCATES PUBLIC BROADCASTING STATIONS THROUGHOUT AMERICA, GUAM, PUERTO RICO, OWNED INDIVIDUALLY BY STATES, NON-PROFIT GROUPS, UNIVERSITIES, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LICENSED TO OPERATE THEM. THESE STATIONS ARE LINKED TOGETHER BY NATIONWIDE NETWORK CALLED PBS.
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| 00:06:35 352.39 |
FAMILIAR PBS LOGO, CATCHY TUNE IS SHOWN. ZOOM IN MONTAGE "THEATER IN AMERICA", STAGE LIGHTS, CURTAIN RISES TO "CYRANO DE BERGERAC" DUELING ON STAGE, FACE OF ACTRESS IN DRAMATIC SCENE, JAMES EARL JONES IN OTHELLO.
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ZOOM IN "HOLLYWOOD TELEVISION THEATER." MONTAGE "CLARENCE DARROW STARRING HENRY FONDA". CU FACE SHOT OF HENRY FONDA DOING SCENE IN PLAY, COUPLE DANCING BALLET, DANCERS IN SAILOR UNIFORMS, ROBERT BERNSTEIN CONDUCTING ORCHESTRA, CHILDREN ACTING.
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PAN TOP TO BOTTOM TELEVISION STATION ANTENNA, TO BUILDING HOUSING KERA-TV, CHANNEL THIRTEEN, IN DALLAS, TEXAS. SIGN OUTSIDE, "13" "LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER."
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TELEVISION SCREEN SHOWS YOUNG PEOPLE AROUND ROUND TABLE DOING "NINE O'CLOCK REPORT", A COMMUNITY ORIENTATED PROGRAM. PRESENTING STORIES IN LOCAL NEWS, GENERALLY NOT SEEN ON COMMERCIAL STATION.
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REPORTERS MEET WITH PRODUCTION STAFF FOR BRIEF RUN-DOWN, SHORTLY BEFORE AIR TIME. CU YOUNG FEMALE LEE CLARK WHO ANCHORS "NINE O'CLOCK REPORT" TELLS HER ROLE. SHE IS SEEN TYPING, APPLYING TINY MICROPHONE TO HER SWEATER, JUST BEFORE AIRTIME.
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AS LEE BROADCASTS NEWS, AS FEMALE TECHNICIAN WORKS AT CONTROL PANEL. CAMERA MOVES TO REPORTER TOM GRIMES AT TABLE, WHO DOES OTHER SECTIONS OF NEWS.
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CU GRIMES SITS IN PASSENGER SEAT OF SQUAD CAR, AIMS TV CAMERA ON POLICEMAN, WHO HE INTERVIEWS AS THEY PATROL. GRIMES CARRIES CAMERA ON SHOULDER, VALISE OF EQUIPMENT IN OTHER HAND AS HE CROSSES STREET TOWARDS CAMERA. HE NARRATES ABOUT HIS ROLE.
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GRIMES SETS UP CAMERA EQUIPMENT, REFLECTOR SCREEN AS HE PREPARES TO INTERVIEW OFFICIAL AT HIS DESK.
WITH LARGE CAMERA ON SHOULDER, HE INTERVIEWS, SHOOTS AT SAME TIME. HE LISTENS TO TAPE WITH FEMALE ASSISTANT, WHO TAKES NOTES. HE TYPES REPORT. |
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IN SEGMENT CALLED "FEEDBACK," GROUP OF OPERATORS TAKE PHONE CALLS, JOT QUESTIONS ON PAPER, WHICH ARE LATER ANSWERED BY REPORTERS ON TELEVISION IT ALLOWS PEOPLE OF DALLAS A VOICE IN KERA-TV WHICH THEY SUPPORT.
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SUPERIOR FARMS:
AERIAL PAN AMERICAS' FARMLANDS, WHOSE LOOKS ARE RAPIDLY CHANGING. AERIAL THOUSANDS OF NEAT ROWS OF TREES FORM SYMMETRICAL PATTERNS AS NEW SCIENTIFIC TECHNIQUES ARE INCREASING OUTPUT. MORE FOOD FROM SAME LAND |
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CROP & FARM BUILDINGS OF SUPERIOR FARM COMPANY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ONE OF LARGEST, MECHANIZED FARMS. NEAT ROWS OF FRUIT TREES AS SEEN BY CAR AS IT PASSES BETWEEN ROWS. SUPERIOR IS DEDICATED TO FINDING THE BEST WAYS TO PRODUCE FOOD EFFICIENTLY
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AERIAL HUGE LAND WITH GEOMETRICALLY SHAPED CROP FIELDS. MONTAGE CU FRUITS OF SEVERAL VARIETIES, COTTON PLANTS. CU BUNCH OF GRAPES BEING CUT OFF VINE WITH SCISSOR. MONTAGE SPEEDY SCREEN SHOWS QUICK SHOTS OF ALL SORTS OF FRUIT, VEGETABLES AS BANJO PLAYS BLUE GRASS.
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TRACTOR DEEP PLOWS FIELD COMING TOWARDS CAMERA, GOING AWAY. CU DRIVER AT CONTROL. TECHNICIANS ANALYZING SOIL SAMPLES AT FARM LABORATORY.
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CU GOOD SHOT OF PLOW BLADES CUTTING THROUGH THE SOIL GOING AWAY AT GROUND LEVEL. LS HUGE WATER TRUCK SPRAYS THE FIELDS, TILLER TILLS THE LAND
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NEAT MAN MADE CANAL, BRINGS WATER FROM MOUNTAINS FOR SURFACE IRRIGATION. HUGE PUMP IN CENTER OF RESERVOIR PUMPS WATER TAKEN FROM WELLS.
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WORKERS LIFT LARGE SECTIONS OF PIPE LINE FOR IRRIGATION, ONTO TRACTOR-DRIVEN WAGON
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ROWS OF CITRUS TREES BEING WATERED WITH NEW DRIP SYSTEM, DRAMATICALLY REDUCING AMOUNT OF WATER NEEDED. WORKER ADJUSTS ELECTRONIC CONTROL PANEL CONTROLLING DRIP SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY.
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LOW-FLYING BI-PLANE SPRAYS FIELDS WITH INSECTICIDE. HELICOPTER LANDS IN FIELD NEXT TO TANK TRUCKS, LOADS UP ON INSECTICIDE. HELICOPTER, IS SLOWLY REPLACING BI-PLANE, BECAUSE CHEMICAL CAN BE DIRECTLY DELIVERED TO FIELD ON TRUCK
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CU HELICOPTER PILOT AT CONTROLS, FAST MOVING FIELDS BELOW, AS SEEN BY LOW FLYING PILOT AS HE SPRAYS. VIEW AS HE MAKES TURN, RETURNS TO SPRAY ANOTHER SECTION. SHOT OF HELICOPTERS' OUTRIGGERS SPRAY FROM DOZENS OF NOZZLES.
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HELICOPTER SWOOPING LOW, SPRAYING, AS IT COMES TOWARDS CAMERA.
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FEMALE AT COMPUTER PLANNING BEST IRRIGATION PROGRAMS, BY USE OF INSECTICIDE, HERBICIDE, IN MONITORING COSTS. WORKER WATCHES AS MACHINE DOES A PRINT-OUT.
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TRAILER TRUCK WITH TWIN FLAT BEDS FULL OF PRODUCE, ROLLS ONTO WEIGHING MACHINE.
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GROTESQUE-LOOKING MACHINE ROLLS THROUGH FIELD HARVESTING COTTON IN ITS JAWS. HUGE LOADS OF COTTON PILE UP IN ITS HUGE STORAGE BIN.
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HUGE STORAGE BIN TIPS OVER, DUMPS ITS HUGE LOAD INTO PILE IN LARGER BIN. BLACK WORKERS WALK ON TOP OF PILE, SPREAD IT OUT.
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FEMALE GRAPE PICKER HAS FACE COMPLETELY COVERED WITH TOWEL, GLOVES, TO PREVENT CUTS FROM THORNS, AS SHE PICKS BY HAND, CUTTING STEMS WITH SCISSORS.
SHE PILES BUNCHES INTO WOODEN GRAPE BOX. |
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WORKER ROLLS WHEELBARROW FULL OF BOXED GRAPES.
ENOUGH TABLE GRAPES ARE GROWN HERE EVERY YEAR TO SUPPLY SIX MILLION PEOPLE. WORKER PILES BOXES OF GRAPES READY FOR SHIPMENT. |
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FORKLIFT DRIVER LIFTS STACK OF PILATES AT RAISIN PROCESSING PLANT. CU SPECIAL TRACTOR WRAPS ITS JAWS AROUND TREE, SHAKES THOUSANDS OF ALMONDS OFF IT. CU TREE SHAKES VIOLENTLY, ALMONDS FALL.
WORKER USE LONG POLES TO WHACK TOP OF TREE FOR ALMONDS NOT SHAKEN OFF. |
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NUTS ON GROUNDS ARE SWEPT INTO ONE BIG PILE BY ODD-LOOKING MACHINE, PICKED UP BY ANOTHER MACHINE.
ALMONDS ARE PLACED ON CONVEYOR WHERE THEY ARE HULLED, AND DROPPED INTO HUGE PILES. |
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VANS:
CU PAINTING OF CARTOON CHARACTER "PECOS PETE", DRAWING HIS TWO GUNS, ZOOM AWAY, PAINTING IS ON SIDE OF VAN. COLORFUL INDIAN ON HORSE, ON ANOTHER VAN. AMERICA HAS FALLEN IN LOVE WITH UTILITY TRUCK CALLED A "VAN". |
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YOUNG PEOPLE GATHER IN FIELD IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR VAN CONVENTION CALLED A "TRUCK IN".
HUNDREDS OF FANS CAME TO SEE HOW ORDINARY UTILITY TRUCK CAN BE TURNED INTO WORK OF ART FLAMBOYANCE, IMAGINATION ARE APPARENT EVERYWHERE. |
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OPEN DOUBLE DOORS ON VAN EXPOSES PLUSH UPHOLSTERED DOORS AND INTERIOR WITH RED VELVET SEATS. BRIGHT CHROME WHEELS CUSTOM TIRES. CU PLUSH UPHOLSTERED LIVING ROOM, INSIDE ANOTHER VAN
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TROPHIES SIT ON OUTSIDE TABLE FOR WINNER OF BEST VAN. TEENAGERS PLAY GAME OF VOLLEYBALL, MEN ARM WRESTLE. BARREL ROLLING CONTEST, AS CONVENTION TAKES ON PICNIC ATMOSPHERE. VAN PULLING CONTEST, WITH YOUNG MEN PULLING VANS WITH ROPES.
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SINCE MOST PARTICIPANTS CAMP OUT IN THEIR VANS, THE CONVENTION BECOMES CHEEP WEEK-END VACATION FOR FAMILIES. CHILDREN PLAY, BATHE IN SMALL POND.
PEOPLE FROLIC IN LARGE COMMUNITY SWIMMING POOL IN MIDST OF FIELD. |
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PAN LARGE AUTO WORKSHOP NEAR LOS ANGELES WITH YOUNG MEN WORKING, CUSTOMIZING VANS.
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DOUG NELSON PROFESSIONAL PAINTER, SPRAY PAINTS A VAN AFTER LAYING OUT INTRICATE PATTERN WITH MASKING TAPE. CU DOUG'S HAND CAREFULLY MAKING PATTERN WITH TAPE, PAPER.
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DOUG SPRAYS BRIGHT PAINT RED OVER TAPE. CU DOUG PEELS MASKING TAPE, PAPER TO REVEAL COMPLETED AFFECT. PAN OF INTRICATE DESIGN. NO TWO PATTERNS ARE ALIKE FOR DOUG. MONTAGE OF WILDLY COLORED VANS, ORNATE DESIGNS..
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WHALES:
CU UNDERWATER SHOT OF BLACK AND WHITE KILLER WHALE PASSING BY. CU BOTTOM OF WHALE AS IT SKIMS TOP OF WATER. CU BLOW HOLE AT TOP OF WHALES' HEAD, LETS OUT LOUD EXHAUST SOUND. WHALE LOOKS LIKE PARTLY SUBMERGED SUBMARINE AS IT SWIMS TOWARDS CAMERA IN HUGE TANK. |
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WHALE OPENS WIDE MOUTH FOR CAMERA. KNOWN AS "KILLER WHALE" IT IS FIRST OF WHALE FAMILY, SUCCESSFULLY KEPT IN CAPTIVITY. FIRST ONE CAUGHT IN 1965.
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WHALE STICKS HEAD OUT OF WATER TO BE PETTED BY TRAINER OUTSIDE POOL. CU UNDERWATER SHOT OF THREE DOLPHINS SWIMMING TOWARDS CAMERA
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WHALE JUMPS OUT OF WATER, SLIDES ON DECK OF POOL TO COMMAND. TAKES FISH FROM TRAINER. SLITHERS BACK INTO POOL. IT NOW APPEARS THE KILLER WHALE CAN LEARN TWICE THE RATE OF DOLPHINS.
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CU DOLPHIN STICKS HEAD OUT OF WATER, LOOKS INTO CAMERA, MAKES PIERCING, CLICKING SOUNDS. WHALES, DOLPHINS HAVE BEN FOUND TO BE HIGHLY VOCAL CREATURES. WHALE STICKS HEAD OUT OF WATER, MAKES FOG HORN SOUND, THEN PIERCING SCREAMING SOUND, TO COMMAND OF TRAINER.
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LARGE CIRCULAR TANK AT MARINE WORLD IS TRAINING ARENA FOR THREE KILLER WHALES. EACH WHALE HAS ITS OWN RESIDENCE TANK, ADJACENT TO THE MAIN ONE.
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CU HEAD SHOT "NEPO" AN IMPRESSIVE FIVE METER LONG, 2500 KILO MALE. CU KIANU" IS LARGEST FEMALE KILLER WHALE IN CAPTIVITY. SEVEN METERS LONG, FIVE THOUSAND KILOS.
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SONNY ALLEN, MAN MOST INVOLVED WITH TRAINING OF THESE GIANTS, BLOWS WHISTLE TO ATTRACT WHALES, THEN DIGS HANDS INTO PAIL OF FISH, WHICH HE THROWS INTO THEIR LARGE MOUTHS. CU MOUTH OPENS FISH THROWN IN. TOGETHER, THE THREE WHALES CONSUME OVER 200 KILOS OF FISH DAILY.
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ALLEN THROWS HUGE HANDS FULL OF FISH INTO WHALES MOUTH, WHO SEEMS INSATIABLE.
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CU SONNY WHO HAS DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY, PETS "YACCA" A WHALE IN TRAINING, AS IT LEANS HEAD ON DECK. TRAINER THROWS LARGE PIECE OF FOAM, SONNY USES WHISTLE, HAND SIGNALS, FOOD TO TRAIN "YACCA".
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WHALES DOING MANY TRICKS FOR SONNY. SWIMMING BACKWARDS, LEAPING OVER POLE OUT OF WATER, SLIDING ONTO DECK. LS TWO WHALES LEAP OVER POLE, OUT OF WATER.
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GREAT SHOT OF WHALE LEAPING OUT OF WATER WITH MOUTH OPEN, TOWARDS CAMERA.
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