Doomsday Match (The Dresden Codex, #1)
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Read between July 29 - August 6, 2023
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The accoutrements of type 1 diabetes.
Mike
The cause of a time crunch in the story later.
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“Who?” “He was making runs with the LiDAR equipment over El Mirador. They flew out of La Libertad. They were asked if they crossed the border, but both denied it.”
Mike
You didn't answer the question
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Aztec
Mike
So is the author confusing Mayan and Aztec culture or is the bad guy obsessed with all meso-American cultures?
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the display of Maya magic.
Mike
But earlier it was an Aztec ring. Completely different culture and they existed centuries apart.
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“Are those safe to eat?” Bryant asked, jumping up for a better look. Lucas was behind them. “They’re in the wild. They should be,” Sarina said.
Mike
That's specious logic
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he realized that the pyramid had been built on top of the cenote.
Mike
So one day it will collapse when the cenote expands. Maybe at the end of this book?
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His face was streaked with jungle paint, slashes of greens and blacks.
Mike
Why would they apply camouflage face paint if they think they're doing search and rescue on sn island with no known terrorist or criminal threats present?
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He was bound for Santo Domingo but had shipwrecked and been captured by the Maya.
Mike
I thought the Maya civilization collapsed before the Spainish conquest?
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“That’s pretty cool,” Lucas said, wiping his eyes.
Mike
Right. God is a genie who grants wishes.
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Calakmul’s people would have found them. They’d been waiting there, which suggested a disturbing level of calculation. They’d known she was diabetic. They’d guessed she’d run out of insulin.
Mike
They're evil not stupid