I have never seen anything move quite the way the octopus slithered across his (or her) tank at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
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It was a beautiful dance.
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Everything undulating and shifting size and shape all the time.
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And Mr. Octopus could look at you
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looking at him.
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They say they're as smart as cats
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And their eyesight is good.
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Plus, they're really, really strong..
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It is such an amazing world out there.
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But what if he's pleading with me, "Get me out of here", and I'm just happily snapping away photos with my camera?
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