Our disputants put me in mind of the cuttlefish that, when he is unabl…

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Our disputants put me in mind of the cuttlefish that, when he is unable to extricate himself, blackens the water about him till he becomes invisible. ✨ The Spectator no. 476, 5 Sept. 1712
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Our disputants put me in mind of the cuttlefish that, when he is unable to extricate himself, blackens the water about him till he becomes invisible. ✨ The Spectator no. 476, 5 Sept. 1712

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