“I’m sorry to say it so bluntly, we don’t mean to hurt your feelings, but you don’t really expect us to believe you, do you? Carnivorous trees? A fish-eating algae that produces fresh water? Tree-dwelling aquatic rodents? These things don’t exist.” “Only because you’ve never seen them.” “That’s right. We believe what we see.” “So did Columbus. What do you do when you’re in the dark?” “Your island is botanically impossible.”
