The Once Called Paradise
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So this is my #PlanetOrPlastic entry. I decided to dedicate this to our mother nature whose been slowly wilting and withering as the time passes.
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What if we are not humans but animals living underwater? What do you think will happen to us if their own races would end up the same fate as the dinosaurs? Our water has been polluted and the once called paradise of the creatures living underwater has been tormented and destroyed. What can a human like you or me or us can do to prevent this to finally break down into ruins? If you want to see the world underwater, let's follow the journey of Oscar the seahorse as he struggles to stay alive in the polluted water.
In this book, I hope you'll see the world under the water that I'm seeing and get the message that I'm conveying. I hope that you'll understand our water bodies' current situation.
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