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brennanpetersontoday at 1:25 AM3 repliesview on HN

"If by some fiat I had to restrict all this writing to one sentence, this is the one I would choose: The summit of Mt. Everest is marine limestone."

John McPhee from the wonderful Annals of the former world


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roenxitoday at 6:07 AM

I also recommend a quick search for "whale skeleton mountaintop". The mythology of dragons probably came from a find like that.

ughitsaarontoday at 12:18 PM

I really love that book and also couldn’t help but think about it while reading this.

eggsandbeertoday at 2:28 AM

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