But hidden deep inside
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Rough and gray as rock,
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Jack picked up the ocean book and flipped through it.
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Annie climbed out of the tree house.
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"Let's go find the answer," said Annie.
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What am I?
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"Oh, man, tiny skeletons," said Jack. He pulled out his notebook and wrote: Millions of coral skeletons
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Annie picked up the riddle scroll. She unrolled it. Together she and Jack read the riddle:
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She and Jack looked out the window. The tree house wasn't in a tree. It was on the ground.
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"Why is the ground pink?" said Jack.
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"I don't know," said Annie. "But I'm going out there."
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I'm plain as plain can be.
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"I'm going to do a little research first," said Jack.
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He found a picture of a pink island surrounded by water. He read: This is a coral reef. Corals are tiny sea animals. After they die, their skeletons remain. Over time, the reef builds up from stacks of coral skeletons.
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There's great beauty in me.
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A breeze blew through the window. Sea gulls cried. Waves lapped the shore.
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She was standing at the edge of the water. Beside her was a strange-looking machine.
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Jack found a picture of the machine in the ocean book. He read: Scientists who study the ocean are called oceanographers. Sometimes they travel in small diving vessels called submersibles, or "mini-subs," to study the ocean floor.
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"What is it?"
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"Is it a special kind of boat?" asked Annie.
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"Jack! Jack! Come look at this," cried Annie.
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Jack threw his notebook and the ocean book into his pack. He climbed out the window.
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"Is it the answer to the riddle?" he called.
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Jack hurried over the bumpy coral to get a better look.
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"No!" said Jack. Actually, he did want to see what the sub looked like inside. But he shook his head. "We can't. It's not ours."
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"I don't think so. It doesn't look very plain," said Annie.
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The machine was half on the reef and half in the clear blue water. It looked like a huge white bubble with a big window.
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"I don't know. But you'll love it!" she said.
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"It's a mini-sub," said Jack. He pulled out his notebook.
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"Let's get inside it," said Annie.
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"Don't worry," said Annie.
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He and Annie slipped off their shoes and socks and threw them toward the tree house.
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Jack sighed. "Okay. But we have to be careful. Don't touch anything," he said.
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"Just a teeny peek," said Annie. "It might help us figure out the riddle."
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"What's wrong?" Jack looked up.
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The mini-sub was tiny. Two seats faced the big window. In front of the seats was a computer built into a control panel.
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"Oops," said Annie.
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Jack opened the ocean book and read more on the mini-sub page: Mini-subs have strong hulls to keep air in and protect those aboard from water pressure. Computers are used to guide the mini-sub through the ocean.
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She and Jack climbed inside. The hatch slammed shut.
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Then they stepped carefully over the sharp coral.
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Annie turned the handle on the hatch of the mini-sub. It opened.
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Annie sat down.
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Annie was waving her hands in front of the computer. Now the screen showed a map.
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"And take off your shoes so they won't get wet," said Jack.
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"I just pressed a few keys --" said Annie.
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"What's going on?" said Jack.
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An air blower came on. The mini-sub jerked backward.
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"Get out!" said Jack.
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Then it dove silently down into the deep.
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"What? I said not to touch anything!" said Jack.
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The mini-sub slid off the reef.
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He and Annie scrambled for the hatch. Jack grabbed the handle.
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But they were too late.
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