foot inch carved wood atlantic painted life hanging chamber boston memorial importance fishery welfare commonwealth officially historic ing symbol gone incarnations centuries existed authoritative source calling prehistoric creature tradition lost fire second disappeared american revolution seen house today formal nickname appeared soon carving termed sacred emblem house committee appointed investigate significance emblem kept place looked outgoing incoming legislative assemblies years soon sacred reference actual recognition creature role building prosperity influence early colonial times sacred briefly editors harvard prompting police drag search airplane landing new_jersey taken briefly time students boston fish figure displayed senate chamber brass casting called holy central significance industry practiced europeans said colony export cargo fish important new_england symbol centuries image appearing early coins stamps corporate government seals insignia early crest salem gazette prominent salem businessman built mansion end hall displayed carved late 1920s amusing emblem appeared briefly like license plates history called sacred hung centuries inter possibly successive incarnations chamber bay incarnation emblem appointed house wrote dim tradition primitive province hung gift judge judge salem witch trials died published remains mention fish difficult imagine man omitted chronicle assuming existed origin burned creature went smoke clouds history vision antiquarian second second appeared rebuilt billed bay painting shillings years committee wrote second destroyed closest research fails shed light time manner cause pear disclose refer british improvised barracks old took span newly painted emblem colonial torn symbol wall offered aid comfort rebel patriots material wealth accessible state spirit vandalism lent age evening camp fire committee found good reason believe missing fish carved boston patriot installed namesake leading spirit stirring scenes led famous asked leave hang fish room house sit memorial import welfare common wealth usual form emblem suspended old writ person ally extant today moved representatives chamber new originally hung speaker desk 1850s moved rear chamber committee history emblem january house day business relocating new chamber building question taking years missed roll brought consideration deemed wise investigate significance emblem removal accordingly nearly months research investigation member submitted report debating length house ordered immediate removal ancient present position chamber recently vacated house cause sacred wrapped american flag placed escorted sergeant arms borne house new house chamber assembled rose applause hung remains today sets central columns names facing left viewed floor chamber times said turned face political party currently power mentioned committee nickname committee report refers point sacred emblem working item appeared boston_globe referring carving sacred years authors journalists far new_england term routinely phrase quickly came refer wooden flesh blood sea especially item commerce convention retail united_states held boston delegate recalled organized effort conditions grocery business refer boston tea party boston baked beans sacred years later famous distinctive properties superior quality warned etc substituted place sacred president boston addressed journalists banquet new_york_city long distance phone home sacred historian emphasizing fishing vital role colonial economy wrote derived ideals sacred book wealth power sacred famous fun boston earlier poem little remembered incidents incident referred officials april members harvard humor magazine entered gallery cut carried away unusually large box equipped protruding according new_york_times value object art worthless officials shocked condition bordering speech theft holding business emblem commonwealth looking nonetheless appointed time house speaker looked vacant place act house fitted occasion passed bill allowing cold storage boston mayor received phone message tell mayor returned wrapped municipal flag flying city hall try catch cop flag police went far drag learning editor flown new_jersey plane searched landing eventually mysterious telephone sent harvard official men emerged car hand wrapped flag speeding away early hours april repairs damaged fins hung house chamber inches higher reach needed remove future november students new boston campus took sacred protest perceived legislative indifference school gone house perch boston_globe reported found days later little hallway replacement proposal representative offered proposal sacred immediately removed house chamber substituted place legislature shown completely power dog track operators boston_globe called superintendent harvard wrote interested preserving dignity furthermore having held arms ask favor substituted presented order preserved future young americans world war new chamber senate took old house chamber incorporated fish figure dubbed holy reminder sacred representatives taken officials world war aluminum defense drive aluminum asked donated war effort house speaker explained created decades aluminum discovery suggested holy considered sacrifice instead
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