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HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

tionary. It is vital for a fish to gain speed instantaneously because it
needs to do so in order to escape from predators.

Moreover, fish move against the current most of the time.

Consider how hard it is for you to move in water and how easy it
is to move while you are walking on the street. Compare living

underwater and living on the face of earth.

It is the special structure of the backbone and muscles of the fish
that provide it such power. The backbone keeps the body straight

and is connected to the fins and muscles. Otherwise, it would not
be possible for the fish to move in the water. However, the parti-

cular shape of its backbone is not sufficient to enable it to swim.
That is because fish not only move forward and backward, but also

up and down in order to survive. This movement is made possible
by another system in their bodies; air sacs. By emptying these sacs

of air, fish can sink to the bottom of the sea, and by filling the sacs
with air they can rise to the surface again.

Have you ever wondered how it is that fish are not damaged at all
although they are always in the water? Our skin becomes affected

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