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sets of vicious-looking teeth. At that moment he 

 was right within the range of the camera, but he 

 missed his stroke and came back to the barge. 

 He dived again, and finally obtained what he 

 wanted. He urged the big fellow right up to within 

 a few feet of the glass window of the observation 

 chamber, and drove his knife into the belly of 

 the shark, as Gregory, thrilling as he looked, 

 ground out his film. 



Those who watch this exciting battle in the 

 submarine picture may well know that here was an 

 example of daring which has never been approached 

 in the history of film production. 



" I wasn't so much afraid of the shark as I was 

 of a miserable fish about a yard long and shaped 

 like a pike, that they call a barracuda. Before I 

 made my dive," said Williamson, " I made certain 

 there were none of those devils present, and I 

 scouted around underneath the barge to see if I 

 could see any of them. When they are hungry 

 their bodies are covered with stripes. The natives 

 call them hunger stripes. Their lips curl back like 

 a snarling dog's, over big strong teeth." 



This thrilling incident brings to a close the 

 wonderful story of how the sea has given up its 

 secrets, and has at last bowed to the restless genius 

 of man. 



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