STORIES : Mikimoto, King of Pearls
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For the oyster to secrete its pearl substance, a core must be grafted into the shell, a little ball of mother-of-pearl from shells in rivers in Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio.
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Patricio Estay, Mikimoto, Japan, pearl, jewels, King of Pearls, precisous stones, Kokichi, Ago Bay, oysters, nacre, Ise Bay, Shinmei river, Shima