Stereo Future

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Harmony is to be valued.
Shotoku Taishi (574-622 AD)

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But, if all the trees die...
what will happen to the earth?

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We're all part of the earth's ecosphere.

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Plants provide the oxygen
to keep it going.

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Eons ago, the earth was covered
with carbon dioxide atoms.

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Phytoplanktons started converting
these to oxygen...

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...Which gave rise to the
first Zooplanktons.

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Plants have purified the air
for over 800 million years.

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Their oxygen eventually created
the ozone layer.

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Over 800 million years.

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The ozone layer blocked
harmful rays from the sun...

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...allowing life to migrate from
the seas to the land.

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Without plants,
We simply couldn't survive.

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Plants are really the
dominant life forms.

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They stand still while we animals
run around scattering their seeds...

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...and providing fertilizer.