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It was a dim, sliver-like rim, alone, as it rushed down the unfathomable ocean.

From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Willis, Nathaniel Parker

Fibrilla: rod or sliver-like nerve elements, often grouped like a bundle of short threads.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.