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The Octopus

CHAPTER II
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No, it's not a mile.

I'll leave it to Magnus here." "Oh, I know nothing about it," declared Magnus, refusing to be involved.
"Yes, you do.

Yes, you do, too.

Any fool knows how far it is from Guadalajara to the Long Trestle.

It's about five-eighths of a mile." "From the depot of the town," remarked S.Behrman placidly, "to the head of the Long Trestle is about two miles." "That's a lie and you know it's a lie," shouted the other, furious at S.Behrman's calmness, "and I can prove it's a lie.


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