Description
It is larger than both the submarines Carmelita and Queequeg, and may in fact be neither a submarine nor a boat at all. This theory is reinforced in the first novel in Snicket's prequel series 'All The Wrong Questions' where it is suggested that The Great Unknown could be the Bombinating Beast. It appeared in the shape of a question mark and it appeared at the most inconvenient times, or just when people thought a situation was about to get better.
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