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Slide 2 Entry for Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder contest The Sound of Silence Ashwin Bobbs Kim Prytz Rosemary Kearney Slide 3 The Sound of Silence Slide 4 Things change every few billion years Slide 5 And then they change again Slide 6 Slide 7 Slide 8 Slide 9 Deserts Bloom Slide 10 Pure crystal rivers flow deep underground connecting.. Slide 11 ..with the rushing streams of the North, South, East and West .. Slide 12 ....and flow into the sea to connect again with all life. Slide 13 Great cities grow and thrive on the bounty of water Slide 14 Cape Town Slide 15 But people abuse power: Money and industry and wars overtake our lives Slide 16 Slide 17 Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 Slide 21 Humans gobble up vast natural resources to stay on top Slide 22 Slide 23 Slide 24 Slide 25 Slide 26 The crystal water deep down is poisoned by drilling for natural gas Slide 27 Slide 28 Water supply starts running out Slide 29 Slide 30 Slide 31 You dont know what you are supposed to do. Slide 32 Slide 33 But suddenly, there it is silently waiting. Slide 34 The sound of silence Slide 35 Space to hear the spaces between the sounds Slide 36 Living water Slide 37 This Ancient Love Slide 38 Slide 39 Slide 40 Slide 41 Slide 42 Slide 43 Slide 44 Slide 45 Slide 46 Slide 47 Slide 48 Slide 49 Slide 50 Slide 51 Slide 52 Slide 53 Slide 54 Slide 55 Slide 56 Slide 57 Slide 58 Slide 59 Slide 60 Entry for Rachel Carson contest : The Sound of Silence Ashwin Bobbs, Kim Prytz & Rosemary Kearney Black Night by Hiovdeus on flickr With thanks to Carolyn McDade for song; This Ancient love. and Shaun Tan for inspiration