And excuse my ignorance, but what is a shell???
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A shell is something a turtle, snail or a hermit crab wears on their back
But it also can be a small wine glass size (8 to 12 oz) of kava that you drink or chug. Doing that means you have had a session of kava. Lately I've seen members referring to it as 'installing' some kava instead.
In the good ole days back on the islands, they would use actual hollowed out coconut shells, because they couldn't buy wine glasses back then.
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