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India. 19th Century.
The beastie yawns. The genial season of the year has arrived. It exercises its influence upon the gaping maw of this creature which has opened its shell to receive the dew in order to become impregnated.
Time passes as the burdensome struggle continues inside the chamber of its shell ... and a thing is formed ... and given birth to ... and it is called a pearl. Its shape and luster will vary according to the quality of the dew which the season of the year has bestowed upon it. If the dew had been in a perfectly pure state when the season allowed it to flow into the shell ... then the pearl would be pure and brilliant.
But if the dew was dark with stirred up sediment ... then the pearl would be of a clouded color too. If the sky happened to have been lowering when the pearl was generated ... then in addition its color would be ashen.
It becomes self-evident folks ... that being an oyster ain't no easy thing. There are trials. There are tribulations. The quality of the oyster's child is dependent a great deal more upon the calmness of the heavens in the morning than the tranquility of the sea. It is from these influences that the oyster?s progeny inherits its limpid appearance or its clouded hue. Who woulda thunk it?
I have something to show you. Gajredar Bangri: Bangles. The creatures had had a good season. The heavens were serene. Clusters of seed pearls formed from the purest dew simulate bunched jasmine buds. Their centers are set in gold with rosettes of diamonds. They date back to the 19th century. They have no price which is as it should be for beauty is priceless.
This last part is--of course--a lot of camel droppings ... for most would pay a great deal for beauty. But it does sound good. No? Besides ... I do not know their worth.
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