“Have you ever seen anything like it?” said Bird as he collapsed onto the deck.
Toby sat down with him, his back against the shroud. “I was going to ask you the same thing.”
“No way. I’ve heard stories about giant squid and even seen a dead one washed up on a beach in New Zealand, but I’ve never heard of an octopus that big. Or a shark.”
“It’s given me something to think about,” Toby admitted. “It’s hard to believe there are things like that out there we’ve never even seen pictures of before.”
Pete sat down next to Toby with a weary sigh.
“There are more mysteries on this planet than there are answers,” he said being uncharacteristically philosophical. “Always expect to be surprised and ya’ll never be surprised.”
Toby looked at him quizzically.
“I don’t think that makes any sense,”
