an octopus in a jar

you outta dig this, thirdworst.

It is a funny thing because it
doesn't shake when you
shake but it sloshes and
wriggles in the jar.

Do they always look angry? asked
the kid.
Well, the thing is... trailed off the mister.

But the long short of it is that
they're like mice - they can
get into anything.
The one in the jar had
crawled through an opening smaller
than a quarter.
Stretched out, it was over
six foot long. They're
supposed to be intelligent, too.
Always wondering,
how did I get myself into this?

And I guess they see well.
Maybe they're more like
us. We can change colors.
I'm in my green shirt, and
look at all this ink.

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