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You stipulated for candor, you know." "I had no notion that such a monster could move with so great elegance.
I think I would rather be eaten by a shark than lie at the bottom of the sea like our poor vessel there." "Even a shark would appreciate the compliment," he said.
Her eyes continued to watch the terrifying apparition until it prowled into hidden depths again.
"I am not sorry I have seen it," she murmured.

"It helps one to understand.