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Re-order Paragraphs

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Re-order Paragraphs

Arrange the sentences into the correct order.

Put the sentences in the correct order:

  1. The finest specimens are set aside for jewellery, while irregular ones are sold for lower-value ornamental uses.
  2. Only after this lengthy waiting period are the shells opened and the pearls extracted, sorted by size, shape, and sheen.
  3. Farmers then return the treated oysters to submerged cages, where they must be tended for one to three years while the coating thickens.
  4. In response, the oyster coats the irritant with layer upon layer of nacre, the same lustrous substance that lines its shell.
  5. To begin the cultivation process, a technician inserts a small bead or piece of tissue into a living oyster, triggering the animal's natural defence mechanism.