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It was not through destiny or fate that I landed on this tropical wonder that is New Guinea. Destiny for me is not a matter of chance, but often a matter of choice; it is not something to be waited for, but something to be achieved.
Bird-shaped island, with secretive bird voices, Land of apocalypse, where the earth dances, The mountains speak, the doors of the spirit open, And men are shaken by obscure trances.
—James McCauley
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Zigas, V. (1990). The Island and I. In: Laughing Death. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4490-5_1
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