4 (french) Werber, Bernard

European navigators by discovering the continent I was
born: Australia! - What relationship? he asked, pouring
himself a glass of wine. - We gave you a new continent to
explore. You have therefore adopt the spirit of the pioneers
of the sixteenth century. They unaware that there was a land
east of Indonesia. Those who would have said would have
gone for friendly crazy as you treat the statements of
nonsense the President. - Still, there was a palpable
continent, with meadows, trees, animals, aborigines! -
Easy to say, the twenty-first century, but at the time imagine
yourself a little? Speaking of southern lands was equally
strange to mention that today a continent beyond death. As
if he had not wanted to keep the mind clear, Mercassier
would gladly have emptied the whole bottle of Bourgueil. A
good year, too. Jill continued his reasoning
:
- Put yourself in the shoes of a minister of that time. In
during a sea voyage, your king and sank has featured a
glimpse of “wonderful continent.” It was rescued by another
vessel of his squadron before he could it forward, but on his
return to his capital, he ordered his Minister of Transport to
take steps to learn more about the mysterious island. From
this perspective, of course … Jill Mercassier insisted:
- You just baptize your land of the dead “New Australia “and