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to soft rocks, and calcareous rocks are always in danger
from the chemical borers, like the Date-mussel, but if
these types of rock are avoided there is no danger.
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over they work much slower and penetrate far less deeply
than do the wood borers
Cement and concrete are Seldom
attacked by them, though there are a few recorded cases
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of these substances being bored into by Piddocks or their
relatives.
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