At 08:23 AM 1/17/97 -0500, Zen wrote:

However, the additive properties of *Jyusenkyou* springs ARE positively
established, as evidenced by the aforementioned Pansuto Tarou...

I thought that since the octopus water was only splashed on his back, his 
back lost the old curse and gaines tentacles, but the rest of his body kept 
the old curse.