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The park ranger was explaining in detail the history of the Devonian fossil bed we were sitting on, but my attention was directed elsewhere. Letting my eyes wander away from the standing woman and on to the broken rock and shale around me, I flipped each piece of stone, carefully scrutinizing them with an eager anticipation that I would find something grand and exciting. Within a few moments, my heart began racing. Concealing my joy, I calmly reconfirmed with the officer on the identity of my discovery.
