Excess Zeros and the God of the Pool
July 13th 2008 The first hours in Lombok were a discombobulating whirlwind--a feeling we've each had before when landing in a new country after dark. We passed quickly through immigration (where Linz had a friendly conversation with the 16-year-old official over the etymological significance of her last name), changed some money, and were immediately faced with a currency where a trail of zeros splays itself ac
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