I could live a million.

Tunes in my head: 1,000,000 by R.E.M.

If one withdraws into the shell, then they cannot be hurt, right?

But what if the shell's cracked? Does the turtle become vulnerable merely because of a minor shell in their unblemishable cacoon?

And even if the covering is pristine, there's still a gap for the head. So anything aimed at the head would still likely hit, wouldn't it?

Like words.