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ing and closing the numerous long, slender fingers as if the animals inside the shells were grasping for something in the water, as, indeed, they are, for it is by this means that the little hermits in their acorn-shaped houses obtain their food.

For collecting in deep water, dredges are used; these are described among the summer sports, page 86.

The Young Collectors.
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