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        "description": "<p>A group of Southeast Asians known as the Moken live near, and off of, the sea.</p>", 
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        "transcript": "<p class=\"MsoNormal\">DESTINATION: MYANMAR, Forbidden Island</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"> In the waters of the Andaman Sea\u2026</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Off the coast of Myanmar\u2026</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">A group of sea nomads has made their life among these remote islands for centuries.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Known as the Moken (M\u014dken), their origins are mysterious. </p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Moken\u2019s extraordinary ability to reap the bounty of the sea has allowed them to live a life apart. </p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">As hunter gatherers of the sea they catch fish, gather sea urchins at low tide, and dive deep for shellfish at high tide. </p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Moken are born on the sea, learning to swim before they can walk. </p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Their aquatic skills are enhanced by their ability to see underwater twice as clearly as the rest of us. </p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">It helps them find and collect tiny shellfish on the sea floor.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Tonight one of the young Moken women is diving for \u201cpencil\u201d sea urchins, which venture out after dark. </p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Diving at night, she has to be careful of sharp coral and spiny sea urchins. </p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Moken have been known to dive as deep as 75 feet without masks or scuba gear\u2026</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Staying underwater for extended periods. </p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">A good haul means the pencil urchins can be sold at market for cash. </p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Although the Moken are very good at living off the ocean, there are still a few necessities the waters can\u2019t provide. </p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">They must occasionally buy rice, cooking oil and diesel fuel to run their boats.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Reaching civilization, they do business with the one local merchant the Moken trust. </p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">He\u2019s married to a Moken woman and understands their world intimately. </p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Village life has attracted many Moken to leave the sea, while others \u00a0fear they will be forced to settle by the country\u2019s brutal regime.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">But this group doesn\u2019t find civilization enticing. </p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Supplies in hand, they are happy to return to the sea. </p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">While many Moken have left the seas, tradition remains strong with this clan, as they continue to carve out a living from this remote Eden.</p>", 
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