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A clammer uses an 8-tined hoe to dig in a mudflat that resembles the surface of an asteroid. The late afternoon sun is shining from behind the clammer, casting a long shadow out onto the flat in front of them. They are wearing blue gloves and green boots, and their hoe is curved at the outer sides. As they dig, they work their hoe into the mud and pull back to see if it will give, and if not they place the hoe in somewhere else. Sometimes the hoe hits rocks or shells that are hidden under the surface, making a loud scraping sound. The turned mud is relatively dry and crumbly. Sometimes the clammer will hold a newly dug clam up to their other hoe, which has a metal ring on it for measuring. Sometimes the metal wire roller leaves a hatch pattern imprint on the surface of the mud. They move along to another area where the mud is thick and perhaps rocky underneath, as the sound of scraping is audible. The clammer often encounters seaweed clumps and leaves them undisturbed. They move to a couple other areas, but the mud remains generally soft. The lens becomes progressively clouded with mud.

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