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〃Ten yards。〃

For a moment; the great creature turned sideways to the habitat; and they could see its profile…the enormous glowing body; thirty feet long; with the huge unblinking eye; the circle of arms; waving like evil snakes; the two long tentacles; each terminating in a flattened; leaf…shaped section。

The squid continued to turn until its arms and tentacles stretched toward the habitat; and they glimpsed the mouth; the sharp…edged chomping beak in a mass of glowing green muscle。

〃Oh God。。。〃

The squid moved forward。 They could see each other in the glow through the portholes。 It's starting; Norman thought。 It's starting; and this time we can't survive it。

There was a thump as a tentacle swung against the habitat。 〃Jerry!〃 Ted shouted。 His voice was high; strained with tension。

The squid paused。 The body moved laterally; and they could see the huge eye staring at them。

〃Jerry! Listen to me!〃

The squid appeared to hesitate。

〃He's listening!〃 Ted shouted; and he grabbed a flashlight off a wall bracket and shined it out the porthole。 He blinked the light once。

The great body of the squid glowed green; then went momentarily dark; then glowed green again。

〃He's listening;〃 Beth said。

〃Of course he's listening。 He's intelligent。〃 Ted blinked his light twice in rapid succession。

The squid blinked back; twice。 〃How can he do that?〃 Norman said。

〃It's a kind of skin cell called a chromatophore;〃 Beth said。 〃The animal can open and close these cells at will; and block the light。〃

Ted blinked three times。

''227'' The squid blinked three times。 〃He can do it fast;〃 Norman said。

〃Yes; fast。〃

〃He's intelligent;〃 Ted said。 〃I keep telling you。 He's intell

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