“A Teetotum elasticum!” the professor exclaimed gleefully, holding on to his glasses to prevent them from being washed off his nose by the rain.
“Maybe you'd care to translate that,” growled Jim Ironside. “We're only simple seafaring folk, and—”
“Don't bother the professor now,” Sarah broke in, “or you'll ruin a unique opportunity.”
“This spinning-top creature probably dates from the earliest phase of life on earth - it must be over a billion years old.”
“The one variety known today is so small you can only see it under a microscope.”
“It's sometimes found in tomato ketchup, or, even more rarely, in chewing gum.”
“A specimen as big as this may well be the only one in existence.”
“But we're here to eliminate it,” said the captain, shouting to make himself heard above the sound of the storm.
“All right, Professor, tell us how to stop that infernal thing.” “Your guess is as good as mine,” the professor replied.
We scientists have never had a chance to study it.”
“Very well,” said the captain. “We'll try a few shots at it and see what happens.”
“What a shame,” the professor said sadly. “Fancy shooting the sole surviving specimen of a Teetotum elasticum!”
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