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ooze

Sediment of fine texture consisting mainly of organic matter found on the ocean floor at depths greater than 2,000 m/6,600 ft. Several kinds of ooze exist, each named after its constituents.

Siliceous ooze is composed of the silica shells of tiny marine plants (diatoms) and animals (radiolarians). Calcareous ooze is formed from the calcite shells of microscopic animals (foraminifera) and floating algae (coccoliths).



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Peter Gook (UK), Ole Wiig (Norway), Chris Wilkinson (UK) and Francine Houben (The Netherlands).
The narrator's linguistic fluency evolves chapter by chapter, through Young Ju's childish misperceptions of their journey to America ("Mi Gook is heaven," she has inferred.
As Werner points out, the practice and attitudes of war often dehumanize enemies, turning them (in our thoughts and attitudes) into so-called gooks, Japs, and the like.
 
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