So after that extraction, the car was parked at the road by the mailbox. The 4 wheel drive truck brought us over the ice, to the lake, and the comfort of waking up to the Bandeirante (pronounced Bonner Ronnie) flying overhead at its usual time to deliver the UPS packages to Lewiston.
Several days of paper airplane folding awaits. I haven't been here since January 18. The sun is up. It's 15 degrees. Time to plan the next adventure.
The bandeirantes, followers of the banner, were Portuguese "scouts" in 16th to 18th century Brazil. Their primary function was to gather as many indigenous people to sell as slaves for $40 or $50 each. They are credited with reducing the native Brazilian population from 2.5 million to 1 million. Not confining themselves to the slave trade, they looted and pillaged many fortunes of gold and gems. Hope this doesn't affect your comfortable waking. Perhaps a shooter finger aimed at the Bonner Ronnie is in order.
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