A deep, harsh note boomed from under the palms, spread through the intricacies of the forest and echoed back from the pink granite of the mountain. Clouds of birds rose from the tree-tops, and something squealed and ran in the undergrowth. "The note boomed again: and then at his firmer pressure, the note, fluking up an octave, became a strident blare more penetrating than before." What is significant about this description of the conch's sound?​