"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
I also recommend a quick search for "whale skeleton mountaintop". The mythology of dragons probably came from a find like that.
I really love that book and also couldn’t help but think about it while reading this.
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