Eel's Question

"So, Mister Constable Crab or whatever you calls yourself--Whaddaya want wit ME??"

I had nothing to lose so I simply said: "I want to know what YOU know about the Plumbago Pearl!"

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Crab Unmasked

I was momentarily dazed and when I came to I found that the electric eel's shock had totally destroyed my disguise--I was unmasked and completely surrounded by enemies!

"Well, well, well!" hissed The Electrician, "What have we here?!"

"It's da CONSTABLE CRAB!!" shouted several of the surprised urchins.

"I thought something fishy was goin' on!" rejoined The Electrician! "Ya said some 'friend' o' mine was a lookin' fer me--but I never laid eyes on DIS creep!!"

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The Electrician Jolts

"I hear ya' lookin' fer me, Bub. That so?" The Electrician hissed, "Well HERE I AM!"

Then The Electrician simply touched the nose of my disguise and I was instantly stunned by a tremendous jolt of electricity!

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The Electrician

I turned and saw, slithering up behind me, the biggest, ugliest, slimiest electric eel I had ever seen! The Electrician!

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Meeting urchins

Deeper and deeper I went into the cave until I was completely surrounded by mean-looking spiny urchins.

No one said a word to me so I began a conversation with one of the largest, most evil looking of them.

"Hello, chum. I am looking for someone." I said--using the urchin accent I had learned in my youth.

"Oh yeah? Hey, boys, dis stranger is lookin' for somebody!" He replied. "An jist WHO might ya be lookin' fer, mate?"

"A old friend o' mine. A certain electric eel." I casually replied--they obviously had been fooled by my clever disguise.

"Only ONE eel is welcome around here, bud! Us urchins don't have no dealin's wit no electric eels!"

"That's the very eel I want." I said.

"He's the one we call 'The Electrician'. Heh! Heh!" choked the urchin with ugly laughter.

"Yeah. That's him!" I said, "How can I meet up wit' him?"

"Well, you in BIG luck, pal--'cause here he come right now! An' I hope you ready fer a real SHOCK! Heh! Heh! Heh!"

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Urchin Cave

"Down into the sea I went--moving rapidly through the better neighborhoods and soon entering into the rougher places--those rocks and crevices inhabited by the toughest denizens of the deep.

Finally I cautiously approached the cave where I knew the baddest of the urchins hung out.

I felt sure my disguise would protect me--still I felt some trepidation. Perhaps the urchins were smarter than I thought...

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Disguise

I had found a good disguise on the beach after a human party which I felt sure would completely fool the urchins.

I put it on--a perfect fit--and headed back into the sea-- asking Sandy to wait for me at the high tide mark.

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