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MEANWHILE Squid in Love A French trimaran sailing in a round-the-world race was attacked by a giant squid in the mid-Atlantic, its skipper, Oliver de Kersouson, announced by radio. "The squid was pulling really hard, so we put the boat about and when we came to a stop the tentacles let go. We saw it behind the boat and it was enormous" - 9 m long, a crewman reckoned. Only 250 have been seen since 1639, so maybe it was just lonely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Watch | 1/19/2003 | See Source »

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