Grain
Surface
Surface noun - An outer part or layer.
How words are described
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He is especially notable because he belongs to a species of aliens about the size of a grain of rice, who all live on the surface of a neutron star, where even the laws of physics play out differently.
Source: Heroic Albino -
After completing a minor quest for a water spirit in the prologue of Icewind Dale, she gives you a "grain of sand from the lake's bottom" (a pearl that's worth a decent amount of gold at that point in the game) as a reward because she knows that surface dwellers place value on such things.
Source: Worthless Yellow Rocks - Despite that, the Pokédex has been known to make dubious statements (such as claiming Magcargo's body temperature is 18,000°F — higher than the surface of the sun), so some fans take these entries with a grain of salt.
Source: Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
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