Bromford and Octopus …

The llama is lying in the hammock in the living room drinking from a bowl of hay tea.

»It's herbal tea, dude«, says the animal. »And why aren't you done with squids yet? Why is there another one of those AI generated pictures of some human who is supposed to be you and a squid? You already did this last time on your silly search for a new animal companion.«

»As you can read in the title this time it is not a squid. It is a clairvoyant octopus called Paul. And the AI is driven by a group of superintelligent molluscs.«

Llama is gulping a huge sip of tea.

»Stop confusing me, human. Clairvoyant? Molluscs? Are you sure they are no krakens?«

»Paul, the octopus, predicted the results of some sports tournament some years ago. And Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals, after Arthropoda. Members are known as molluscs or mollusks. Molluscs are the largest marine phylum, comprising about 23% of all the named marine organisms and do also live in freshwater and terrestrial habitats. Well known are Cephalopod molluscs, such as squid, cuttlefish, and octopuses, and gastropods, such as snails and slugs.«

The llama has stood up and stepped behind my chair. It is now laying its chin an my shoulder.

»Calm down, dude. You have to calm down. Did you have a stroke? You are using all these made-up words. You are speaking in tongues. Do you need a doctor or an exorcist?«

»Squidy and Paul have sent me a telephatical message.«

»Squidy?«

»The squid I rescued from the restaurant in the mobile tank home.«

»Paul?«

»The flamboyant octopus.«

»Telepathical? You mean like in your head?«

»Molluscs are the most intelligent species on planet Earth and in the whole wide universe. On most of he other planets they are openly walking on two of their too many legs and openly claiming the leadership. Squidy and Paul have returned to the deep blue sea. They are waiting for their alien cousins to invade Earth and to take over everything.«

Llama is helping me to stand up and is leading me to the hammock.

»Lie down, dude«, says the animal. »Relax. I will go and get you the help you need.«

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Today is Saturday, the 24th of August 2024.