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Which sea creature, described as "chambered," was written about by Oliver Wendell Holmes in a poem that concludes with the line "Leaving thine abandoned shell by the ceaseless sea of life!"?
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Nurse shark
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Narwhal
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Nautilus
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Newt
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The correct answer is "Nautilus". Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote a famous poem called "The Chambered Nautilus." The poem uses the nautilus, a marine mollusk, as a metaphor for personal growth and progression. The nautilus creates new, larger chambers in its shell as it grows, symbolizing the individual's spiritual and intellectual development. The line "Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting sea!" refers to the nautilus moving on from its old chambers, just as individuals move on and evolve in life.
