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Hundreds of old pilings stuck out of the darkened shoal like candles on a birthday cake. Dr. Payne mused at the mound of sand. "In a way, it's fitting that the meteorite landed on a sandbar," she reflected. "Seas, oceans, and the atmosphere rise and fall because of the combined effects of gravitational forces exerted by the Moon, and rotation of Earth's daily motions and annual trip around the Sun."
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