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The Strange Tale of Darwin and Kidnappers at the ‘Bottom of the World’

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A young Darwin grapples with an episode that would leave a profound mark on his evolving view of the world.

Most know that Charles Darwin was sailing aboard HMS Beagle when he made his famous call at the Galápagos, the remote Pacific archipelago that legend associates with his famous theory of evolution.

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