The Happy Little Tetrad
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Once upon a time, just off the coast of New Zealand, there lived a happy tetrad of Deinococcus radiodurans bacteria.
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As our tetrad of bacteria exited their sewer pipe, they marveled at the beauty of the ocean. This specific tetrad happened to be very proud of itself, and rightly so.
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A nearby diatom happened to overhear the tetrad, and disagreed loudly.
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A small isopod, overhearing the diatom, also stepped in.
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The isopod boasted so loudly, that a nearby bony fish could not help but reply.
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A tuatara, unimpressed by the fish's logic, scoffed from a nearby rock.
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The tuatara was overheard by a nearby rook, who crowed loudly.
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Steve, who had been listening to the entire argument thus far, was ready to set all the others straight.
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