Am going to cross Pacific on a wooden raft to support a theory that the South Sea islands … - Thor Heyerdahl

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If some people are so hungry for a feeling of importance that they actually go insane to get it, imagine what miracle you and I can achieve by giving people honest appreciation this side of insanity.

Thor Heyerdahl

Am going to cross Pacific on a wooden raft to support a theory that the South Sea islands were peopled from Peru. Will you come? I guarantee nothing but a free trip to Peru and the South Sea islands and back, but you will find good use for your technical abilities on the voyage. Reply at once. ' Next day the following telegram arrived from Torstein: COMING. TORSTEIN.

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