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As Economy Dives, Scuba Shop Thrives in Florida's Key Largo.

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Jul. 4--Summer's no time to come up for air the way John Stuart sees it, when your work is your passion, your life feels like a vacation.

Stuart's passion? It's a dive, or more accurately, the It's A Dive shop in Key Largo.

Don't complain to him about slow summers in the Conch Republic -- for Stuart, they're like money in the tank. The truth is, summer is the high season for scuba-related businesses.

"Our revenue, on a monthly basis, is strongest from Memorial Day to Labor Day,

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