Captain's Log; Date 1866: After supper I lounged for a while in the Salon, and was treated to a most magnificent sight, as a giant squid latched its tentacles right on the porthole window in front of me! Of course, at first, I was quite frightened, but most sea beasts are quite harmless if unprovoked, and rather curious creatures. It felt around for a while, and every so often it's enormous eye came into view, struggling to discern the identity of the strange thing it had latched onto. Nipping at the metal plating of the Nautiloid with its beak, it must have realized that such an assortment of nuts and bolts would never do for a meal, and after a while it simply gave up and swam away. I did not realize I had been holding my breath in until I gave a great big sigh. Time to shower, and change my pants.