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Octopus Pairs

Turn over two cards at a time. Match each octopus photo to its name.

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An octopus tastes things by touching them. I’ve been touched by a lot of pencils. I’d rather not know what they taste of.

— U. (tap me for another)

Thanks for drifting by. If you meet an octopus in a rock pool, look, don’t touch.

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