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{{quote|"...and then I saw
that from his lower lip
...hung five old pieces of fish-line,
...A green line, frayed at the end
where he broke it, two heavier lines,
and a fine black thread
still crimped from the strain and snap
when it broke and he got away.
Like medals with their ribbons
frayed and wavering,
a five-haired beard of wisdom
trailing from his aching jaw."|"The Fish" by Elizabeth Bishop}}
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* ''[[The Old Man and the Sea]]'' by [[Ernest Hemingway]].
* [http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-fish/ "The Fish" by Elizabeth Bishop], quoted above, is a poem about a boy who catches a fish seemingly old as the sea. Big, googly eyes, huge teeth, hooks from the fishers who failed still in her mouth like lip-piercings and badges of courage, scarred all over with fins worn down to ribbons and - in the narrator's eyes - beautiful in his own way. Like he's survived everything the world can throw at him. And since this legend seriously deserves to live on,
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** Compare [http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/pike/ "Pike" by Ted Hughes], pike are one of those fish whose growth is limited by the body of water they live in and the food supply and they can get eat-your-dog big.
* There's also a books of New England humor that suggests a name for this kind of Legendary Fish: "Knock Less Monster". As in "Knock (back) Less (alchohol while fishing) Monster".
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