“There have been several reports of a large marine creature surfacing in the Pacific Ocean.  Sailors are full of tall tales such as this, however the reports are alarmingly frequent.  Now similar reports are coming from the Atlantic.  By most accounts, it was larger than a whale and has a temperament for destruction.  It destroys anything unfortunate enough to cross its path.  If it is the same creature, it moves quicker than any vessels in our fleets.   I assembled a small team with the help of a marine specialist, Professor Pierre M. Aronnax, to investigate this further.  If it is a creature, then it will be a great discovery if the crew survives.  However, this thing might be man-made, and I hope it is not a war machine controlled by our enemies.”There have been several reports of a large marine creature surfacing in the Pacific Ocean.  Sailors are full of tall tales such as this, however the reports are alarmingly frequent.  Now similar reports are coming from the Atlantic.  By most accounts, it was larger than a whale and has a temperament for destruction.  It destroys anything unfortunate enough to cross its path.  If it is the same creature, it moves quicker than any vessels in our fleets.   I assembled a small team with the help of a marine specialist, Professor Pierre M. Aronnax, to investigate this further.  If it is a creature, then it will be a great discovery if the crew survives.  However, this thing might be man-made, and I hope it is not a war machine controlled by our enemies.

-Ulysses S. Grant 1869″

This sounds like it could the start of a novel!

-Veritas