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Cnidaria ( /naɪˈdɛəriə/ with a silent c) is a phylum containing over 10,000species of animals found exclusively in aquatic and mostly marine environments. Their distinguishing feature is cnidocytes, specialized cells that they use mainly for capturing prey. Their bodies consist of mesoglea, a non-living jelly-like substance, sandwiched between two layers of epithelium that are mostly one cell thick. They have two basic body forms: swimming medusae and sessile polyps, both of which are radially symmetrical with mouths surrounded by tentacles that bear cnidocytes. Both forms have a single orifice and body cavity that are used for digestion and respiration. Many cnidarian species produce colonies that are single organisms composed of medusa-like or polyp-like zooids, or both. Cnidarians' activities are coordinated by a decentralized nerve net and simple receptors. Several free-swimming Cubozoa and Scyphozoa possess balance-sensing statocysts, and some have simple eyes. Not all cnidarians reproduce sexually. Many have complex lifecycles with asexual polyp stages and sexual medusae, but some omit either the polyp or the medusa stage.
CHAPTER ONE
where do you see yourself?
answer this question
are you residing amongst the introverts
do your bowels swell?
behind enemy lines? covert
all this has been felt
continued to complain
outlining the frames
converted into saturated spores
this truth deranged
is your faith restored?
inaccurate
more so than before
CHAPTER TWO
fertilize the ground
that cultivates your assets
symbols of excellence
i will secure thyself against the caskets
rest not
the dwell within must grow
persecution
resolution
disperse the clots
withstand the blows
endure the terrors
it is a strength that can't be tamed
the strength of things contained
scold the vast offenses
critical conditions
defenseless
the stomach growls
discipline
chosen food for my survival
setting the first example
ample
overcome with the challenges
of a contaminated vision
CHAPTER THREE
never the less
always the more
layers beneath
swallow
digest
sprouting the roots that produce
milk from the breast
flow through the veins
proteins
vessel unseen
thoughts becoming
whether foul or clean
a product of these
perfect animations
interactive
residuals
server the ties
associates of the spiritually diseased
whirlwinds of disaster
CHAPTER FOUR
qualities divine
run from the walls
that
rip you down
thieves
that will
lie and astound
expressing obscurities profound
respectable?
violent policies
divide the animals
CHAPTER FIVE
anticipation of the effects engrained
widespread
bleeding through the orifices
epidemic concentrates
rupture
blister
the plastering of the subordinates
the mastering of the inordinates
alternatives
CHAPTER SIX
the body can lead you astray
from those you love
passions
smack them down
structures that disrupt
this half cannot be replaced
these wide open
embrace
sweat in the eyes
shut
tight
vandalized