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THE OCTOPUS by JAMES INGRAM MERRILL

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First Line: THERE ARE MANY MONSTERS THAT A GLASSEN SURFACE RESTRAINS
Last Line: At length the sucking jewels seize
Subject(s): OCTOPUSES;
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