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fcontent[1]="I felt something brush up against my leg. I screamed and started swimming towards the dock... <br><br><a href=http://www.lakenormanmonster.com/sightings.php>See more sightings...</a>"
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fcontent[4]="The &#147;catfish&#148 that I saw was defiantly bigger than me, dark gray in color, approximately 4 feet long, 2 feet wide... <br><br><a href=http://www.lakenormanmonster.com/sightings.php>See more sightings...</a>"
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fcontent[8]="All of the sudden this big dark looking creature stuck its head up out of the water. It had a long narrow head and long neck... <br><br><a href=http://www.lakenormanmonster.com/sightings.php>See more sightings...</a>"
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