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Cocoons of glistening ice in Vatnajökull glacier, Iceland; geometric Fingal’s Cave in Scotland; echoey mouths of darkness in Mexico’s cenotes.
From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2019
Cocoons — the kind butterflies emerge from — do not have plumbing, and Mr. Branch said the toilet in the warehouse did not have plumbing, either.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2010
“I’m not risking everything I’ve worked for because of a stupid letter I didn’t even write. I’m leveling up tomorrow, so any future Cocoons you get, just keep them to yourself.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Cocoons They are so strongly fastened on, that you will have to break the twig to get the bundle down.
From Woodland Tales by Seton, Ernest Thompson
Cocoons are reckoned both by the kwan of 8¼ lbs. and by the koku of approximately 5 bushels.
From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson
