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Looking at the image, we can see three versions of a text about William Dampier. The key difference is in the third paragraph:

- The left and middle versions say: “Dampier was a keen naturalist and collected the first known scientific collection of Australian native plants, including the Dampiera...”
- The right version says: “Dampier was a keen naturalist and collected the first known scientific collection of Australian native plants, including the Dampiera...”

Wait — actually, looking more closely, all three versions have identical text! But the instruction on the right panel says: “Write the paragraph about William Dampier.”

That suggests this is a writing or copying exercise — perhaps for students to practice handwriting or summarizing.

But since the user didn’t specify what problem to solve, and the image shows a worksheet with instructions like “Read the following paragraphs about William Dampier” and “Write the paragraph about William Dampier,” it’s likely that the task is to copy or rewrite the paragraph from the text.

However, the user didn’t ask a specific question — they just uploaded the image.

Given the context and the fact that the only clear instruction visible is “Write the paragraph about William Dampier,” I’ll assume the task is to reproduce the paragraph as written.

Let me extract the full paragraph from the text (it’s the same in all panels):

“William Dampier was the first English explorer to chart parts of the Australian coast. Dampier was born in Somerset, England in 1651 and was orphaned at the age of 16. After his parents died, Dampier travelled to the Americas and began a life of piracy. Between 1678 and 1691 Dampier travelled along the west coast of South and Central America and through the Pacific Ocean. It was during this period, in 1688, that Dampier sailed to the north coast of Australia, near Broome, as a crew member on the ‘Cygnet’. The crew of the ‘Cygnet’ were the first Englishmen to set foot on Australian soil. Dampier spent three months on the Australian coast, taking part in trading voyages to nearby islands.

Dampier was a keen naturalist and collected the first known scientific collection of Australian native plants, including the Dampiera, a blue-flowering genus named in his honour. Dampier continued his travels north along the west coast of Australia to the Dampier Archipelago, Roebuck Bay, New Guinea, Timor and Indonesia. His attempts to circumnavigate the Australian coastline were abandoned due to the poor condition of his ship which was repaired in Indonesia before embarking on the journey home. The ‘Roebuck’ sank off Ascension Bay, near Mexico, but Dampier, his diaries, specimens and crew were rescued and returned to England in 1701.”

This is the complete paragraph. Since the task appears to be to write or copy this paragraph, that’s what I’ll provide as the final answer.

Final Answer:
William Dampier was the first English explorer to chart parts of the Australian coast. Dampier was born in Somerset, England in 1651 and was orphaned at the age of 16. After his parents died, Dampier travelled to the Americas and began a life of piracy. Between 1678 and 1691 Dampier travelled along the west coast of South and Central America and through the Pacific Ocean. It was during this period, in 1688, that Dampier sailed to the north coast of Australia, near Broome, as a crew member on the ‘Cygnet’. The crew of the ‘Cygnet’ were the first Englishmen to set foot on Australian soil. Dampier spent three months on the Australian coast, taking part in trading voyages to nearby islands.

Dampier was a keen naturalist and collected the first known scientific collection of Australian native plants, including the Dampiera, a blue-flowering genus named in his honour. Dampier continued his travels north along the west coast of Australia to the Dampier Archipelago, Roebuck Bay, New Guinea, Timor and Indonesia. His attempts to circumnavigate the Australian coastline were abandoned due to the poor condition of his ship which was repaired in Indonesia before embarking on the journey home. The ‘Roebuck’ sank off Ascension Bay, near Mexico, but Dampier, his diaries, specimens and crew were rescued and returned to England in 1701.