Cussedness
The natural cussedness of things in general.
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The Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Jules Verne
There’s a passage towards the end of The Adventures of Captain Hatteras, the first official Voyage Extraordinaire, that is so fantastic I really have to share it. The captain and his few remaining crew members are making their final approach to the north pole through a terrible storm, in a tiny boat fashioned from the remains of a shipwreck… (more…)