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This photo shows a male Badjao looking up a ship full of passengers, begging for them to throw coins into the water so they could dive after them. It’s a dangerous way to make a living because most of those who dive are kids. They get exposed to the sun and diving deep into the sea is risky.
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-Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), from Boswell’s Life of Johnson