[Conrad, Joseph, 1902, Typhoon, Putnam, New York, Chapter 1]
Chapter 1
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The China seas north and south are narrow seas. They are seas full of every-day, eloquent facts, such as islands, sand-banks, reefs, swift and changeable currents--tangled facts that nevertheless speak to a seaman in clear and definite language.
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AB notes:
This was my source for the essay title.
