Salmon's need to lay many eggs because the eggs are very fragile. These eggs are not very likely to survive and hatch. Lots of eggs need to be laid to guarantee the survival of at least some of the eggs.
He's passionate and ridiculous.
You can qrite a short story. These words can be used to describe the characters' emotions and actions, or what is going on in the story.
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