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The oxidation of the atmosphere,

And buffered ocean water do record

Life’s radiation into a frontier.

When proxies tell this tale, they are adored.

While sulfur oxidation can detect

Stagnation deep in Neptune’s dusky realm,

A noisy delta S makes us suspect

Metabolism signals overwhelm.

Portentous albatross foresaw the brine,

Which makes the sea the beverage of the dead,

Has sulfate contents greybeards can divine

With isotopes of calcium instead.

  The ocean’s respiration, waves to slab,

  Can be deciphered in a far off lab.

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