| In July of 1999, Johnny Upshaw
      drew three of these "sand aliens" in the sands of southwestern
      Oregon. One was on the banks of the Rogue River, and would last till the
      first hard rain. The other two were by the ocean, below the high tide
      line, and were designed to live only until the pull of the moon brought
      the water over them. Whether anyone saw any of them was left to fate. This one, the best of
      the three, was at a very secluded beach, accessible only by trail.
      Fortunately Grandpa Dick was there to capture it on film. | 
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