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This shell from the sea, though not the prettiest...
1 of 13: The full riddle is, "This shell from the sea, though not the prettiest, stayed in your collection because it's the rarest. It's not like the others. Why don't you show us?"
2 of 13: This question is, at the same time, quite easy, and quite difficult.
3 of 13: The answer is fairly simple -- it is a "shell from the sea".
4 of 13: But there are many shells on display in the Captain's display case -- so which is best described by the riddle?
5 of 13: The key is that "it's the rarest... it's not like the others".
6 of 13: Look closely at all of the shells in the display case.
7 of 13: Read everything you can about each of the shells.
8 of 13: What might make one more rare than the others? Or unlike the others?
9 of 13: Look closely at the mollusk shells...
10 of 13: ... particularly their spirals.
11 of 13: Almost all mollusk shells spiral clockwise (from inside to outside).
12 of 13: Only one of the mollusk shells has a counter-clockwise spiral, making it quite rare (and unlike the others).
13 of 13: The answer is the second of the two Janthine mollusks in the display case.
