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Martin Z. Mollusk Sees His Shadow: Summer Coming Early!
Ocean City's hermit-crab prognosticator brings good news for the 37th year in a row.
Is there ever any doubt?
Despite the cloud cover and slowly lifting fog in Ocean City on Thursday morning, the city's hermit-crab mascot, Martin Z. Mollusk, saw his shadow — thus predicting another early summer for Ocean City.
With magnifying glasses and a wink, Martin's handlers declared that they had once again spotted his shadow.
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In the 37 years since Ocean City started its own version of Groundhog Day, Martin has never failed to bring an early summer to Ocean City.
Check out our video of the momentous occasion.
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