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"A trade," Mrs. Sterling said. "For the ones you broke to save us."

Elena smiled, thinking of the "tooth test" she’d read about. Real pearls are gritty, like fine sandpaper, because they are built layer by layer from an irritant. Fake ones are smooth and glassy. "They’re consistent," Elena replied smoothly. buy fake pearls

"Those are lovely, Elena," purred Mrs. Sterling, whose own necklace likely cost more than Elena’s car. Mrs. Sterling reached out, her eyes narrowing as she inspected the "luster." "They’re so... uniform." "A trade," Mrs

Elena looked at the real pearls, then back at the single plastic bead she’d kept in her pocket—the one that was perfectly round, perfectly smooth, and had done the one thing a real pearl never could: made a loud enough noise to lead everyone home. How to Tell if Pearls are Real - Diamond Nexus Real pearls are gritty, like fine sandpaper, because

A dozen "real" pearls—heavy, irregular, and priceless—clattered across the floor, vanishing into the shadows.

"Don't move!" Elena called out. She began tossing her fake pearls toward the sound of Mrs. Sterling’s gasping. "Follow the sound of the plastic!"

Elena stood in the drafty aisle of the "Everything for a Dollar" shop, her fingers hovering over a strand of plastic pearls. They were aggressively white, perfectly spherical, and held together by a flimsy thread that looked like it would snap if she breathed too hard. They cost three dollars. She bought them anyway.