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“They were immune to its poison. But men were not and when some of the filaments would catch on a line and rest there slimy and purple while the old man was working a fish, he would have welts and sores on his arms and hands of the sort that poison ivy or poison oak can give. But these poisonings from the agua mala came quickly and struck like a whiplash.”

“Usually when he smelled the land breeze he woke up and dressed to go and wake the boy. But tonight the smell of the land breeze came very early and he knew it was too early in his dream and went on dreaming...”

After digging up the 2016 version of Woodstock Complete, I'm now more engrossed in the story and sound of this important part of history.

Gutenberg.org has the complete Machen 1894 translation, starting with volume 1 (not listed on Goodreads).

Perfect find in the neighborhood mini-library swap. The Birth of a Nation movie is coming out in a couple months.

I've listened to about 50 of her podcasts and thought I understood her well. But she jumps right out of the gate sharing her heart in this book :)

So many good quotes already, like:

Could be you look at something for so long, you see what you want to see, and not what's really there.

or

You are a seeker.... You lookin for something you ain't never gone find.