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of the Mediterranean and West Indies, which may become nearly 

 three meters long and weigh thirty-four kilos, and the Octopus 

 punctatus of the Pacific coast of the United States, which grows 



to a length of five meters. 



FIG. 268. Octopus vulgaris. A, at rest; B, swimming. / funnel. (After Merculiano, 



from l'arker and Haswell's Text-book.) 



