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Curious Caspian Library and Bizarre Fish Folklore
An 18th century excerpt reports odd claims about a white flesh eating fish weighing 400 pounds and legends of teeth cured by its silver jaws. It then details Petersburg travelers finding a vast stone ruin and a library of nearly 3900 blue bound volumes, with three volumes carried to Petersburgh. The czar ordered copies sent to France and England for deciphering.
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Johnston
Natural History of
Caspian Sea
N. E
Persepolis
Petersbourgh
France
England