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PARIS: In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners — and huge numbers of strange and rare animals almost entirely unknown to science.

PARIS: In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners ...