In time,they said, the moving ocean floor is blocked when it comes up against the edge of a continent.

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Unfortunately, due to the abundance of wireless signals here at the show, Robotex's reps weren't able to get the Avatar up and moving around the floor.

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It also performed the worst of the bunch, often getting stuck moving between the various floor surfaces.

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But I gave in to the resort's do-nothing siren song, spending the mornings snorkeling in the lagoon and the broiling afternoons in my over-water bungalow, watching candy-colored fish through my floor, moving to my deck as shade began to cross it, eventually descending the steps to bid the parrot fish good night.

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