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This Week’s Dead Drop: June 2

WHALE TALES: Loyal Dead Drop readers will remember that a little over four years ago, we told you about a Beluga whale that showed up off the coast of Norway wearing a harness that contained mounts for GoPro cameras and a piece of gear labeled “Equipment of St. Petersburg.” Speculation at the time, was that the Russians intended to use the whale for spying missions but that the plus-sized marine mammal had decided to defect. Well, the whale is back in the news – turning up off the coast of Sweden.  Of course, lots of young Russian males have been leaving the country lately – so the whale, dubbed Hvaldimir by the Norwegians, may have just beaten the rush.  There is also speculation that his [...]

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