Utility brings to mind clunky utility vehicles, ungraceful utility lines on the landscape or perhaps a utility belt brimming with tools. A canoe shaped like a seed pod slices through the water. The water is split at the prow and allowed to slip back into place at the stern, creating very little wake. This makes for a quiet, efficient passage. The muscles in out arms and legs are somewhat spindle shapes, the bear and carry weight. The spindle shapes one can see at a quarry, for lifting stone carry the same function. Spindle make ideal packets for some seeds, the are flattened to carry them envelope style I many cases. The spindle shape can be reinforced with radiating ridges or raised edges.
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