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With its forest of steel masts, miles of cable rigging and giant, sail-shaped glass roof, the new aquarium that opened in Lisbon last week looks like a futuristic ship preparing for exploration. That's as it should be: The aquarium, the largest in Europe, is the centerpiece of Expo '98, a world's fair dedicated to "The Oceans" and timed to celebrate Vasco da Gama's historic voyage from Lisbon to India--via the Cape of Good Hope--500 years ago. But Lisbon's newest tourist attraction is also a symbol of a growing public interest in underwater zoos...
...then I plunged into the Harvard Aquarium and everything changed. Suddenly, I was residing in the most prestigious locale around. The environment here is carefully controlled to provide an ideal place to grow. Food is plentiful and readily available, housing nothing but the best compared to other aquariums. There is no tide and the water is calm. Yet, every once in a while, some spoiled character complains about...
Life in the Harvard Aquarium is secure and comfortable. The glass walls permit a view of the world out there, but still guard me from any external threat. I can look in all directions and speculate on anything. Inside the aquarium, I can make discoveries that lead to major storms outside while leaving intact the calm waters within...
...aquarium's thin and fragile glass bounds offer convenient and helpful protection. The Harvard Aquarium must stand still, no matter what happens outside...
...days in the aquarium are coming to an end. Soon, there won't be glass walls anymore. After four years in here, I can see many baits on hooks--energetic fishermen trying to take me back to the vast ocean where I once swam. The only question now is which bait to bite...