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rock fish and many Species of marine life, but is also

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widely recognized for its great contribution to the economy

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of the State and for the pleasure it affords to the traveller,

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the sportsman, and the vacationer.

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"(b) The City of Annapolis, where you have

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labored so diligently in the Convention, is located on the

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Chesapeake Bay and is, in fact, a part of it and has been often

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affectionately termed 'Crabtown.'

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"(c) The birth, growth, and life cycle of a crab

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are somewhat analogous to the production of a new State

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Constitution in that:

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"1. It starts off very small, in the Bay Area,

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and is expected to grow.

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"2. It many times has to swim in deep and

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troubled waters.

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"3. Whenever a claw is plucked off, another

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grows in its place.

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"4. At times, the bite of its claws can

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cut deeply and inflict severe pain.

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"5. When grown and caught or when caught

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before grown, a crab may be devoured and enjoyed for the