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The Loch Ness Monster is a famous legend2.The first story about the monster in Loch Ness was told over 500 years ago,but the legend of the monster spread widely only in the twenties century.In 1933,a husband and wife reported that they saw a big monster in Loch Ness.Several people have taken photos,but at least one of them was a hoax3.During the 1960s,a team was formed4 to look for the monster.They took many photos and made movies,but they were never able to find a monster. There is no real fact that a monster lives in Loch Ness,but there is also no fact that one doesn’t live in Loch Ness.One thing is true about Loch Ness:there are a lot of tourists there.