She smells sea shells
Visitors who want to take home the shells they have collected, and keep their travelling companions, should make sure the shells’ inhabitants have vacated the premises first. Soak the shells for at least 12 hours in equal bleach and liquid paraffin. This winkles out the shell’s tenants and also takes off any cora encrustation. To make the shell shine, rub it with coconut oil before buffing dry. Visitors may care to take a tip from an Australian lady returning home from Fiji with a particularly evil-smelling shell. The Sydney customs official asked her what was in the plastic bag. She told him. He took one sniff, and hurriedly waved her through.
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