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several oysters with pearls on them are arranged in a circle and one is open

Pearls have been prized for their beauty and elegance for centuries and the pearl industry continues to thrive today. The process of creating pearls involves the introduction of an irritant into an oyster's shell, causing the oyster to produce a substance called nacre around the irritant. This process can take several years to complete, depending on the size and quality of the desired pearl. Despite the long history of pearl farming and its significance in both culture and industry, there is…

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two large rocks sitting on top of a pile of rocks next to each other with one rock sticking out of it's middle

Oysters Our shells clacked on the plates. My tongue was a filling estuary, My palate hung with starlight: As I tasted the salty Pleiades Orion dipped his foot into the water. Alive and violated, They lay on their bed of ice: Bivalves: the split bulb And philandering sigh of ocean Millions of them ripped and shucked and scattered. We had driven to that coast Through flowers and limestone And there we were, toasting friendship, Laying down a perfect memory In the cool of thatch and crockery…

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