You can get more frequent shells from stealing them from the crabs as opposed to just killing them.If you have to choose between breather and helm go helm.The helm works somewhat without breather and is armor where as the breather does nothing on it's own.
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Trust is indeed a shiny jewel,set in the stone of friendship.And much like any other stone can be use to crush the skulls of those unsuspecting.To clear the path for me to claim my rightfull place as master of all I survey.
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[This message has been edited by sageridder (edited 06-01-2001).]