……就像一粒沙子进入牡蛎壳一样。如果谷物不想变成珍珠怎么办?它是否曾被要求悄悄地爬出来,占据原来的位置——一小块海底?
(...like a grain of sand that gets into an oyster's shell. What if the grain doesn't want to become a pearl? Is it ever asked to climb out quietly and take up its old position as a bit of ocean floor?)