I’m not even sure of his name. But he is tall and rugged and somehow perfectly fits the bill. Apparently he’s spent hours combing the Cortes Island beach for just the right goodies—some rope, a small flat piece of driftwood, dried seaweed (or some such fragile clump). The only item he brought to the enterprise was his single-blade army knife.
After 20 minutes of crouching over the precious bundle, whittling and notching and spinning and gently blowing—oh, so gently—he straightens his back to stretch and takes a nourishing breath. Trying to coax fire out of nature takes not only patience, but stamina. If it were me, ...
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