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David Barnhart dbarnhart at HIGHLANDS.COM
Fri Sep 17 17:46:16 UTC 2010


On the fringe of grammaticality (for me, anyway):



None of the octopus's imitations are perfect, and they don't need to be.
"If the predator just takes pause," said Dr. Healy, "the octopus can ink and
jet propulse away."  Natalie Agier, "Surviving by Disguising: Nature's Game
of Charade," The New York Times, Sept. 7, 2010, p D2



DKB

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