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Small Porgies
Fish that the Whale eats before swallowing the mariner.
minor
First appearance: How the Whale Got His Throat
Small Porgies shows up with force in How the Whale Got His Throat. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The small 'Stute Fish that tricks the whale and later hides under the Doorsills of the Equator.
Small Porgies first appears in 0000 how the whale got his throat.
In How the Whale Got His Throat: The small 'Stute Fish that tricks the whale and later hides under the Doorsills of the Equator.
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