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... reef belonging to one of the Feejee Islands , in the South Seas , with hundreds of our brethren , for the seas there abound with our species . My owner generally crawled about the reef in search of food , such as crabs and whelks ...
... reef belonging to one of the Feejee Islands , in the South Seas , with hundreds of our brethren , for the seas there abound with our species . My owner generally crawled about the reef in search of food , such as crabs and whelks ...
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... reef ) , except in very calm weather , when they come up and float lazily about with the shell turned downwards , boat fashion , and their heads and fea- thery fingers waving above the water . When a storm arises , or danger seems near ...
... reef ) , except in very calm weather , when they come up and float lazily about with the shell turned downwards , boat fashion , and their heads and fea- thery fingers waving above the water . When a storm arises , or danger seems near ...
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... reef , the inward waters surrounding the island were clear and comparatively quiet , the sloping land being well covered with the greenest - looking herbage , and studded thickly with the graceful foliage of the stately palm . ' However ...
... reef , the inward waters surrounding the island were clear and comparatively quiet , the sloping land being well covered with the greenest - looking herbage , and studded thickly with the graceful foliage of the stately palm . ' However ...
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... a delicate creature used to the cool blue waters of the deep sea , whose shady depths and wide coral reefs , thickly studded with crustaceans and mollusks , had hitherto formed his happy home 80 The Whispers of a Shell .
... a delicate creature used to the cool blue waters of the deep sea , whose shady depths and wide coral reefs , thickly studded with crustaceans and mollusks , had hitherto formed his happy home 80 The Whispers of a Shell .
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... reefs , and is of sufficient size for such a pur- pose . This large and beautifully marked shell , which was singularly well adapted to their purpose , they filled with cold water , and then continually dropped into it red - hot stones ...
... reefs , and is of sufficient size for such a pur- pose . This large and beautifully marked shell , which was singularly well adapted to their purpose , they filled with cold water , and then continually dropped into it red - hot stones ...
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