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Chapter I

           Howdidallthesepeoplegetintotheworld?Whatweretheydoinghere?Whostartedthings,anyhow?HismothertoldhimthestoryofAdamandEve,buthedidn’tbelieveit.Therewasafish-marketnotsoveryfarfromhishome,andthere,onhiswaytoseehisfatheratthebank,orconductinghisbrothersonafter-schoolexpeditions,helikedtolookatacertaintankinfrontofonestorewherewerekeptoddspecimensofsea-lifebroughtinbytheDelawareBayfishermen.Hesawoncethereasea-horsejustaqueerlittlesea-animalthatlookedsomewhatlikeahorseandanothertimehesawanelectriceelwhichBenjaminFranklin’sdiscoveryhadexplained.Onedayhesawasquidandalobsterputinthetank,andinconnectionwiththemwaswitnesstoatragedywhichstayedwithhimallhislifeandclearedthingsupconsiderablyintellectually.Thelobster,itappearedfromthetalkoftheidlebystanders,wasofferednofood,asthesquidwasconsideredhisrightfulprey.Helayatthebottomoftheclearglasstankontheyellowsand,apparentlyseeingnothingyoucouldnottellinwhichwayhisbeady,blackbuttonsofeyeswerelookingbutapparentlytheywereneveroffthebodyofthesquid.Thelatter,paleandwaxyintexture,lookingverymuchlikeporkfatorjade,movedaboutintorpedofashion;buthismovementswereapparentlyneveroutoftheeyesofhisenemy,forbydegreessmallportionsofhisbodybegantodisappear,snappedoffbytherelentlessclawsofhispursuer.

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