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A final burst of activity near the end of the mooring.  The acoustic
releases are on deck and attached to the mooring line.  The releases will be about
30 m above the anchor (see  
the mooring blueprint).  The chains and nylon rope
connecting the acoustic releases and the anchor are being prepared here.  There is a
set of glass balls (already over the stern at the time this picture was taken) 
directly above the releases to bring them to the surface when the mooring is recovered.
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