The sea is calm you said. Peaceful. Calm above, but below a… - Peter Ustinov

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The sea is calm you said. Peaceful. Calm above, but below a world of gliding monsters preying on their fellows. Murderers, all of them. Only the strongest teeth survive. And who's to tell me it's any different here on board, or yonder on dry land.

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Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov, CBE FRSA (16 April 1921 – 18 March 2004), born Peter Alexander von Ustinov, was an Academy Award-winning English actor, writer, dramatist and raconteur.

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Alternative Names: Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov • Sir Peter Alexander von Ustinov • Peter Alexander Ustinov

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