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Paul M Sotkiewicz's avatar

Brian, you forgot the wings of a butterfly! But seriously, this is a fascinating microcosm of the never ending chain of events and coincidences that lead humanity down paths that we could not fathom. This is truly the forking path. What if the petrified wood remained so? Just that one thing changes the entire course of Nauru’s history and future.

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Brian Klaas's avatar

Rest assured: I have much more to say about chaos theory in my next book...which I will announce on here in the coming months!

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Paul M Sotkiewicz's avatar

Hmmm...from Minnesota to authoritarianism to chaos theory. Oh, forgot corruption. In any case, I look forward to reading what you have next.

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Wendy Fox's avatar

I loved this article. I learned so much and you make the learning a lot of fun.

Wendy Fox

BTW- I am your mom's Spanish study buddy.

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