"The biology of algae is a duty, or a task
That consumes the better portion of your time
In the sampling of waters from an ocean, or a flask,
Or a snow-field, or a gutter-full of slime.
"You get cold, and wet, and grubby; you get dusty, hot, and dry;
You get dismal, and dejected, and defied;
But you'll find that, if you're lucky - if you're good - and if you try,
You can do a little science on the side."
"Lewin's poetry's made up of botany...and indecency in about equal proportions." James Brauch Cabell
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