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inspired by "Quiet" by This Will Destroy You
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Though comparable in size to Caelivacui vori sole, this creature couldn't be more different. Just being in its presence I was overcome with the deepest feeling of peace. Its shell is beautiful; it's actually made up of many pieces which remind me of the petals of a flower. It seems to feed by extending a large structure with many branches from its mouth, which filters tiny organisms and other food particles from the water. I assume the presence of a shell means there must be some animal that eats it, but I can't imagine what. I've never seen anything in the water big enough for such a feat, but perhaps a pack of smaller carnivores could bring one down. In any event, its shell is virtually impenetrable when closed, and the force needed to pry one open I cannot even begin to calculate. When they are born, they swim very much like a jellyfish with a few tendrils attached to the fleshy form at the base of their shell. When they find a suitable patch of ocean floor, they dig into it with those tendrils and plant themselves there for the rest of their life. Therefore, no two Heactedestruet quies are ever found planted near one another, or they might crush each other as they grow.
