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ayid took advantage of the summer vacation
S by swimming as much as he could. His father
gave him a pair of goggles so he could see un-
derwater. Sayid was really entranced by the beau-
tiful wonders he saw when he was in the water.

Once when he was looking under the water with
his goggles, he saw something that did not look like
a fish.

"Hey, who are you?" Sayid called.

"No wonder you're surprised, Sayid!" the crea-
ture called back. "I'm a squid. People often think of us
as fish; although we are very different. For example,
we don't have a single bone in our bodies."

Sayid was puzzled, "If you don't have any bones in
your body, how do you move?" he asked.

"If you want to know the truth," replied the squid,

"We can move in ways that would surprise
you. Our bodies are very soft and our
skin is very thick. We have muscles
under our skin that we use to take
water into our bodies and then blow it
out hard. That is how we can swim."

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