The shells are just 0.04 inch (one millimeter) long and were found on a karst formation where conditions are damp, but the snails that inhabit them have yet to be observed.

No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.

When he returned to his house, both men insisted he take a snort of their Texas tea. He humored them by taking one small sip that sent thunderbolts down his neck, and he becan coughing like a lunger.

I never learned much more than how to read and cipher.