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A man in swim trunks wades into the ocean at a Florida beach in 1975, captured on vintage 8mm film. He stands in the surf as waves roll in, then is knocked down by a larger wave, tumbling in the water before rising again. The footage shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic dark borders of an 8mm home movie. The scene evokes a nostalgic, candid moment of summer recreation from the mid-1970s.
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