The Bucket at the Centre of the Earth
May 24th 2005 I didn’t think about it at the time but the trip to Quito was my last big bus ride. The service arrived in the city centre at 5am so I was relieved that the hostel I had planned on had rooms available.
I sat in silence in the lounge room and ate a fantastic baguette sandwich prepared by the night watchman.
Much later, as people began emerging from darkened dorm rooms, I began to get the idea
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