I was put in charge of a detail to go to the beach on the base and fill five large “shit-cans” with sand for the deck.

Fiords are glacially carved oceanic intrusions into land. They are often deep and narrow with a sill in the mouth. Waters from neighboring seas and locally supplied fresh water fill up the fiords, often leading to strong stratification. Fiords with tidewater glaciers also contain glacial ice. During transport into and stay in the fiord, mixing processes modify the properties of imported water masses.

It is manifestly a feature of the times, and, as such, it becomes a significant and heedworthy token.

Have you ever met a comb jelly, or ctenophore?