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with waves coming in, but not reaching to us, and sand where I played, and rocks, and pools full of shells and brown flowers.

There were shells, too, on the rocks, with live things inside--though they never moved.

I don't think I knew their name; but I know it now.

They were called 'scammels.'" "I've ate limpets," said Tilda; "limpets an' whelks.