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	"Junior, have you ever seen us jump from the water and sing songs?" asked Senior.   "Yeah, not long ago I was watching you guys from the ship with all the humans on board." he replied.   "Well, then ..."   After hearing the word humans, the tone of Senior's voice became bitter. Sensing the change in the tone of his voice, Junior thought it wise to change the subject to whale singing.   "When it comes to music, you whales have beautiful voices. When I heard you sing I was very touched".   Junior flattered him. A bit exaggerated his praise may have been, but his words were not totally untrue. Senior seemed to be pleased with Junior's compliments.   "Thank you for saying so. Let me tell you, Junior, a little about our songs. For different events, we have different tunes and melodies. We sing combat songs before fighting against rivals, though I would not say I am a fighter. We serenade our loved ones. The better you can sing, the more you'll be loved. Before setting out to fish, we sing our prayers for good catches. We have many more songs."   Junior was impressed by how important songs were for the whales.