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temperature ever recorded in Sri Lanka, has puzzled scientists. (Source: The Press Democrat [Santa Rosa, CA], 9 May 1992) The hook appeared to be caught in her mouth but when she got up near my boat she broke away and I never say anything like that again. Now I tell my family this story and they say I'm crazy but I can only say what I saw that day. I have been a waterman for my whole life and all that time I have only witnessed two things that I couldn't account for, and this was one of them. Despite the fact there is no volcanic activity in Sri Lanka, which is outside any known volcanic zone, mysterious smoke is arising from a dry river bed in the region of the tourist resort Diyatalawa. Plants have been withered by the 300- degree ground temperature, said D.A. Kathriarachchi, the Geological Survey Department's deputy director. The phe- nomenon, which has produced the highest Plants have been withered by the 300- I was fishing up at Shark Fin one day. I is 2 ronal F q I have been a water f hol degree ground temperature, said D.A. had a good day fishing. Now I was by jie maa ome a iio Giyaiendl Kathriarachchi, the Geological Survey myself so I had no one to prove what I two things that I couldn't account for, and Department's deputy director. The phe- saw was actually true but I saw it just a8 his was one of them, , nomenon, which has produced the highest sure as day. I have caught a whole lot of ao fish—trout and blue- E/don Willing, Sr, Chance, Maryland. — fish. I'd say it wasa (Source: Letter to Strange Magazine #10) New York boxful [approx 100 Ibs of ROWDY POLICEMEN fish]. The inebriated conventioneers Then I got some- Sprayed fire extinguishers, pulled 22 fire thing on my line and @larms, walked off with two televisions I thought it was a and broke ice machines in the Cape Cod skate, it was so Plaza Hotel in Barnstable, heavy. I pulled it in Massachusetts. alongside the boat Barnstable policemen patrolled the and on the end of my hallways later, because of these inci- line was the most dents at the convention of the pretty young girl I Massachusetts Police Association. had ever seen. Police officer John Brown of Boston Eldon Willing, Sr, Chance, Maryland. (Source: Letter to Strange Magazine #10) gc ks RS SE S qjSSSEEESEEE Police officer John Brown of Boston apologised: "There's no excuse...for it. We're embarrassed." (Source: USA Today, 15 November 1991) She had long flow- ing black hair but the bottom of her from s. 52*NEXUS her waist down looked like a fish tail. HELLISH HEAT IN SRI LANKA MARYLAND MERMAID ROWDY POLICEMEN AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1993