The Monster In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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I had been walking down by the seashore late in the evening, and eventually came to rest on a rock which was high above the flow of the tide. I drifted off without realizing it, only to to be woken by a cold splash to the face. I turned to discover the source of the splash. The creature I saw perched on the rock beside mine was terrifying. It had thick, dripping locks of seaweed green hair, and shining silver skin with green scales speckled all over. It also had long, knobby fingers with pointed nails like claws. Fear rippled through me, knowing this was definitely not anything known to man. Its tail was slimy looking and huge, twice the size of its upper body. "What are you?" I couldn't quite tell whether sound was even leaving my mouth or