If, on the other hand, we drifted antarctically, we ran the risk of being hopelessly frozen up, in regions far beyond the haunts of any human creature.

I went into my own version of Ali's rope-a-dope, ducking as many of the heavy blows as I could, and waiting for some kind of idea to come to me.

Nah, mate – I′m not going to come at that again. Too risky.

The bird gave a gulp, and I felt the stone pass along its gullet and down into its crop.