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Kraken is a legendary sea monster dragging ships under

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Nordic fishermen didn't just have to intensely worry about freezing waves; they also lived in constant, palpable fear of a gigantic cephalopod rising from the murky abyss to treat their wooden vessels like floating chew toys.

Kraken is a legendary sea monster dragging ships under
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