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Chapter 2 How to Build a Shell
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Chapter 3 Sex, Death and Gems
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Chapter 4 Shell Food
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Chapter 5 A Mollusc Called Home
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Chapter 6 Spinning Shell Stories
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Chapter 8 Hunting for Treasures
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Chapter 9 Bright Ideas
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Chapter 10 The Sea Butterfly Effect
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