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the neck, however, and the other part of the body were but partly 
visible above the surface. The front of the head was rather pointed : 
the eyes were very large and glistened like those of a cat. I did 
not see a tongue and did not observe that it opened its mouth. 
I cannot state that the neck just behind the head is much thinner 
than the head itself, for from the back of the head commenced a 
mane like that of a horse, which waved to and fro in the water. 
Just behind the head the mane was thickest and got thinner fur- 
ther backwards; in general it was not very long. The colour of the 
animal was a blackish brown.” | 
Again we meet with no character that is not known to us. All 
of ten have already been stated. 
2. — 1829? — The following is an evidence given before the 
same Mr. Ratukr, being at Christiansund, and published ee him 
in the journal aren sonad above. 
“Lars Johnoen, a fisherman at Smélen, Aner 50 years of age. 
I have seen the senssennant several times, it for the longest time 
and nearest to me, twelve years ago in the dog-days in ie fjord 
not far from here (Christiansund), when I was alone, one noon, 
angling in a boat. Then I saw it within two hours three times for 
a considerable time, quite near to me. It came close to my boat, 
so that it was only about six feet from me. (He placed himself in 
the room at a distance of nearly six feet from the wall, and said, 
this was about the distance between him and the serpent.) I be- 
came alarmed; recommended my soul to God, laid myself down 
in the boat, and only held my head so far over it, that I could 
observe the serpent. It swam now past the boat, that was vehe- 
mently agitated by the ripple caused by its movements in the water, 
which was previously smooth as a mirror, and afterwards took itself 
off. After it had swam a considerable distance from me, I wound 
my angling line round the little instrument commonly used (a 
frame, moving on an axis) and I began again to fish. Not long 
afterwards, however, the serpent came again quite close to the 
boat , which again was violently agitated by the movements made 
by it in the water. I lay down again, and remained quite still, 
keeping, however, a watchful eye on the animal. Again it passed 
me, disappeared far off, and returned, though not so close as be- 
fore, and at last disappeared, when a light wind rose, and ruffled 
