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Chapter 1. A Runaway Reef

           Suchwasthelastfact,whichresultedinexcitingoncemorethetorrentofpublicopinion. Fromthismomentallunluckycasualtieswhichcouldnotbeotherwiseaccountedfor wereputdowntothemonster. 

           Uponthisimaginarycreaturerestedtheresponsibilityofalltheseshipwrecks, whichunfortunatelywereconsiderable; forofthreethousandshipswhoselosswasannuallyrecordedatLloyd’s,thenumberofsailingandsteam-shipssupposedtobetotallylost,fromtheabsenceofallnews,amountedtonotlessthantwohundred! 

           Now,itwasthe"monster"who,justlyorunjustly,wasaccusedoftheirdisappearance,and,thankstoit, communicationbetweenthedifferentcontinentsbecamemoreandmoredangerous. Thepublicdemandedsharply thattheseasshouldatanypriceberelievedfromthisformidablecetacean. 

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