>>5410460>>5410463>>5410465>>5410468The Flounder Feeder has slightly refined its filter organ, mildly improving its success in processing heavy metals but also reconfiguring its means of disposal by rerouting a few of the inert particles into the outer blubber, where they slowly work their way into the cartilage itself. These are so few and so small that their contribution to the Flounder Feeder’s durability is minimal and the less crude filter organ now requires slightly more in the way of nutrients but in exchange, the Flounder Feeder is a bit less likely to suffer premature brain damage and its dull cartilage is noticeably shinier. Or would be, if any member of the narrow band ecosystem had eyes to appreciate it. The Flounder Feeder population grows slightly more than before, leaving them at less risk.
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