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All About Oakum Strands

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Embark on a 20-year-old American's thrilling adventures aboard a two-masted wooden schooner in the Java Sea.  Experience his encounters with bizarre rituals, pirates, exploring a live volcano, running aground, and more.  These suspenseful and dramatic stories capture the excitement of his journey into manhood.

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Slowly and ceremoniously, he lifted the oddly shaped rod while gently grasping it, as if it were a long peace pipe.  His left hand came to rest against his right shoulder while his outstretched right hand held the rod out to his right side.  His gaze looked odd, with eyes locked in a faraway stare.  Wanting to move in for a closer look, I managed to work my way to the front of the crowd.  From this vantage point, it became obvious that the rod was not round at all, but instead had four slightly concave sides.  It was approximately one meter long, tapered from as thick as a finger down to a pinpoint at the opposite end.  Its surface looked slick, as if it had been oiled.

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