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Purple skies, Martinique
4 October 2008 00:02 GMT
Purple skies, Martinique. (c) Dr Stoyan Beshkov
Purple skies, Martinique; photograph taken on 16 November 2006 during scientific expedition to the Caribbean region. Photograph (c) Dr Stoyan Beshkov.
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