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Chapter 12

           Ofcoursetheweedmustbealive,andgrowingtolittlestones;oryoucanchipabitofftherockswiththeweedstickingtoit.Then,ifyoulike,youcanthrowalittlesandandgravelintoyourtank,andthething’scomplete."

           "Nay,notquite,"saidPeterkin,whohadbeengravelyattentivetothisoff-handadvice—"notquite.Youmustfirstmakethreelittlementodiveinitbeforeitcanbesaidtobeperfect;andthatwouldberatherdifficult,Ifear,fortwoofthemwouldrequiretobephilosophers.Buthallo!what’sthis?—Isay,Ralph,lookhere!There’soneo’yourcrabsuptosomethinguncommon.It’sperformingthemostremarkableoperationforacrabIeversaw—takingoffitscoat,Idobelieve,beforegoingtobed!"

           Wehastilystoopedoverthetank,andcertainlywerenotalittleamusedattheconductofoneofthecrabswhichstillsurviveditscompanions.Itwasoneofthecommonsmallcrabs,liketothosethatarefoundrunningabouteverywhereonthecoastofEngland.Whilewegazedatitweobserveditsbacktosplitawayfromthelowerpartofitsbody,andoutofthegapthusformedcameasoftlumpwhichmovedandwrithedunceasingly.

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