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Floating on the water, so near the raft that he could have touched it, Nibbles saw a huge animal covered with brown scales. It had small black eyes, and a long tail, while its head was mostly made up of a very long nose, and a huge mouth full of sharp teeth.
"Hullo! " said the Animal, "I thought you were never coming up. What kept you so long under the water?"