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"No, fish like that don't exist".
With which he turned over and quietly fell asleep again.
Ian, I laughed at this part too! Does your copy of the book include illustrations? The picture of the fish was absolutely grotesque!
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Have any of you ever read Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen some parts of this book are reminding me of that one. I am having so much fun reading this. I am Hawaiian and Swedish so this is like a total treat for me. I really have to thank the person who nominated this. It's a nice departure from Moby Dick which I still haven't finished but will.
Shrunken head! Ha! :D
Ian wrote: "LOL!"No, fish like that don't exist".
With which he turned over and quietly fell asleep again."
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That made me laugh too.
Ian wrote: "I have a additional section with pictures in the center of the book, but I have been avoiding it in case there are spoilers. I guess since it is non-fiction, I can assume the author survives the vo..."Time for a reboot!
LOL I laughed at that part too, Ian. The description of kon-tiki's departure was hilarious too. Imagine doing that trip alone with just a parrot for companionship. I'm going to have to go look for that picture of the grotesque fish because my version didn't come with illustrations.
This week's reading is about Chapters 3-4
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