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Although it has been many centuries since sightings of The Red Iam were at their height, some are still fortunate enough to encounter this strange and beautiful creature. Sometimes known as The Patron of the Fisherfolk - particularly where instances of its appearance are recorded or interpreted as presaging an especially abundant catch - the creature more often called the Red Iam (literally pronounced ‘I am’) was, for many years, considered improbable even by the standards of