It still amazes me that 100 years later, shells, from which workers cut blanks for pearl buttons at the Potter Button factory that once operated across the street from where I live, keep making their way to the surface alongside the road. One caught my eye this afternoon; I decided to go get it, look at it, clean it off a little and take a photo. These are over a hundred years old! Nature sure made some beautiful shells, even if there are holes in them. 
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