I was walking on the beach with my dog when he suddenly discovered this.

shoes sinking into the wet sand. Every angle made it look more grotesque, like a creature that might suddenly twitch or open an eye. My dog wouldn’t stop barking, pulling at the leash as if he was begging me to leave it alone. For a moment, I genuinely wondered if we had stumbled onto something dangerous, toxic, or even unknown.

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