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< p > I’ m struggling to find words to describe my trip to Jordan’ s southern city by the sea. Initially, the contrast between dry desert, rocky mountains, and the turquoise water of the Red Sea is visually striking < a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(film)" > < em > The Martian< / em > < / a > , but where he goes snorkeling on a coral reef instead of growing potatoes.< / p >
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