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1 story matching virgil
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:virgin, virg, virginia, vigil, viril, virginian
- A Seven-Foot Sea Serpent Washes Up Near Cape Flattery
Capt. Stratton of Neah Bay brings a finned, many-toothed monster to Port Townsend, and the local editor reaches for the Laocoön to describe it.