Larry And the Meaning of Life (2012)
“Peter said. “That’s impossible!”
I brought up several images online—many of them looked like the devices I’d seen in Gus’s truck. “That’s why Gus had us survey the entire area. I bet he plans on burying the mines where he marked the x’s.”
“There’s absolutely no reason to put land mines at Walden Pond!”
“There’s no reason to put land mines anywhere!” The why was the one part of Gus’s plan I couldn’t explain. But the more research I did, the more afraid I became.95 “Listen to this,” I said. “Five... million new land mines continue to be bought and buried every year, some for as little as three dollars apiece. Seems like Gus has a lot of company.”
Peter shook his head. “I had no idea!”
There was no way to tell if Gus had already laid any mines or if the cache in his truck was the first. But even if I stole the modified survey maps to see where Gus planned to bury the mines, how would I deactivate them without getting myself killed? That’s when Peter and I agreed to bring in the authorities.MoreLess
I brought up several images online—many of them looked like the devices I’d seen in Gus’s truck. “That’s why Gus had us survey the entire area. I bet he plans on burying the mines where he marked the x’s.”
“There’s absolutely no reason to put land mines at Walden Pond!”
“There’s no reason to put land mines anywhere!” The why was the one part of Gus’s plan I couldn’t explain. But the more research I did, the more afraid I became.95 “Listen to this,” I said. “Five... million new land mines continue to be bought and buried every year, some for as little as three dollars apiece. Seems like Gus has a lot of company.”
Peter shook his head. “I had no idea!”
There was no way to tell if Gus had already laid any mines or if the cache in his truck was the first. But even if I stole the modified survey maps to see where Gus planned to bury the mines, how would I deactivate them without getting myself killed? That’s when Peter and I agreed to bring in the authorities.MoreLess
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