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a sea snail that drills through shells with acid and patience to eat its neighbors
slow drillbores into prey shells over hours or days
acid attacksecretes acid to soften clam armor first
egg towerslays spongy egg cases sailors called sea wash balls
sense of smelltracks dying animals across the seabed by scent
old soapdried egg masses once scrubbed sailors' hands