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"August 15, 2004

It has recently been brought to my attention by a number of credible sources that a hypothesis that I put forth a few years back has possibly been proven correct. A number of extensive genetic tests have been performed on the remains of the enormous Great White Shark that was killed in the Bahamas in 1987. The tests show a distinctly unusual recessive gene possessed by the shark that is linked to the animal's pituitary gland, brain, and muscular system. The gene, though extremely rare and poorly-understood, is extremely unusual in its effects on the shark. It has even been suggested that it was a result of Zigra's genetic experiments on ocean life back in the mid-1970's, though this is a stretch at best.

The gene's effects on the shark are apparently simple: upon growing to a certain length, the Great White undergoes a sort of metamorphosis in which its muscular systems are bulked up and reinforced, its growth rate skyrockets, and its metabolism goes into overdrive. As the shark grows, it apparently instinctively heads into coastal waters, where it will kill and eat virtually anything that moves, losing instinctive fear of certain other creatures. An afflicted shark has even been confirmed as having killed (and partially eaten) a young Orca, the sole predator of Great White Sharks.

There are a number of shark attacks throughout history that may have been caused by this abnormality, but the first confirmed shark to be afflicted with the syndrome was found in the summer of 1974. Nicknamed "Bruce" by a few newspapers (after a local lawyer), the immense shark was confirmed to be at least 25 feet long. The huge predator was confirmed to have killed at least five people, and would have almost certainly killed more if it had not been hunted down in a fishing boat and destroyed by Martin Brody, the local chief of police. The shark exhibited a terrifying degree of patience and intelligence throughout the hunt, and in the minutes before it died, it successfully sank the boat and devoured the captain - himself an experienced shark hunter - hired to assist Brody.

The gene has been dubbed "Jaws" by the ocean biologist Matthew Hooper, who was present for the destruction of the first "Bruce" in 1974.

The second such shark invaded the same town of Amity in 1978, and slew several more tourists and at least one Orca. The animal terrorized a number of teenagers involved in a regatta on the waters outside Amity, but it was eventually electrocuted by the same Chief Brody who killed the first shark.

The third such shark attacked Orlando, Florida's new ocean-open Seaworld resort in 1983. The animal was a juvenile, ten feet long, but it was successfully captured by the staff and displayed as the first Great White Shark in captivity - until it died. At that point, the animal's significantly-larger mother arrived to look for it (an unusual action, since Great White Sharks have never before or since displayed any maternal instincts whatsoever). It caused quite a bit of damage in the complex before it was ultimately killed by a Mills Bomb.

The fifth (and currently last) shark attacked Amity in 1987. The animal managed to swim south to the Bahamas after its initial attack off the town's coastline, but it was also eventually destroyed.

The string of shark attacks between 1974 and 1987 were unparalleled in human history. Huge and powerful, these mysterious Great White Sharks displayed unparalleled strength, cunning, and resilience. While Amity today is largely a ghost town - abandoned by both pleasure seekers and shark hunters - there seems to be no reason why another monstrous shark afflicted with the "Jaws" gene might not rise from the depths someday to finish the town off once and for all..."

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"August 15, 2004

It has recently been brought to my attention by a number of credible sources that a hypothesis that I put forth a few years back has possibly been proven correct. A number of extensive genetic tests have been performed on the remains of the enormous Great White Shark that was killed in the Bahamas in 1987. The tests show a distinctly unusual recessive gene possessed by the shark that is linked to the animal's pituitary gland, brain, and muscular system. The gene, though extremely rare and poorly-understood, is extremely unusual in its effects on the shark. It has even been suggested that it was a result of Zigra's genetic experiments on ocean life back in the mid-1970's, though this is a stretch at best.

The gene's effects on the shark are apparently simple: upon growing to a certain length, the Great White undergoes a sort of metamorphosis in which its muscular systems are bulked up and reinforced, its growth rate skyrockets, and its metabolism goes into overdrive. As the shark grows, it apparently instinctively heads into coastal waters, where it will kill and eat virtually anything that moves, losing instinctive fear of certain other creatures. An afflicted shark has even been confirmed as having killed (and partially eaten) a young Orca, the sole predator of Great White Sharks.

There are a number of shark attacks throughout history that may have been caused by this abnormality, but the first confirmed shark to be afflicted with the syndrome was found in the summer of 1974. Nicknamed "Bruce" by a few newspapers (after a local lawyer), the immense shark was confirmed to be at least 25 feet long. The huge predator was confirmed to have killed at least five people, and would have almost certainly killed more if it had not been hunted down in a fishing boat and destroyed by Martin Brody, the local chief of police. The shark exhibited a terrifying degree of patience and intelligence throughout the hunt, and in the minutes before it died, it successfully sank the boat and devoured the captain - himself an experienced shark hunter - hired to assist Brody.

The gene has been dubbed "Jaws" by the ocean biologist Matthew Hooper, who was present for the destruction of the first "Bruce" in 1974.

The second such shark invaded the same town of Amity in 1978, and slew several more tourists and at least one Orca. The animal terrorized a number of teenagers involved in a regatta on the waters outside Amity, but it was eventually electrocuted by the same Chief Brody who killed the first shark.

The third such shark attacked Orlando, Florida's new ocean-open Seaworld resort in 1983. The animal was a juvenile, ten feet long, but it was successfully captured by the staff and displayed as the first Great White Shark in captivity - until it died. At that point, the animal's significantly-larger mother arrived to look for it (an unusual action, since Great White Sharks have never before or since displayed any maternal instincts whatsoever). It caused quite a bit of damage in the complex before it was ultimately killed by a Mills Bomb.

The fifth (and currently last) shark attacked Amity in 1987. The animal managed to swim south to the Bahamas after its initial attack off the town's coastline, but it was also eventually destroyed.

The string of shark attacks between 1974 and 1987 were unparalleled in human history. Huge and powerful, these mysterious Great White Sharks displayed unparalleled strength, cunning, and resilience. While Amity today is largely a ghost town - abandoned by both pleasure seekers and shark hunters - there seems to be no reason why another monstrous shark afflicted with the "Jaws" gene might not rise from the depths someday to finish the town off once and for all..."

Reality Check: Guess who this is? I do not own the rights, etc etc...