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Eight years ago, Mr M was shipwrecked on the island of Krakatoa, where he built a civilization from the ground up. Page 81
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Mr. M used a diamond to lure 20 families that had to have a) one son and one daughter b) tastes of literature, science, the arts, and astronomy. Page 83.
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The civilization of Krakatoa was shocked and thrown about when the volcano erupted in 1877. Page 143
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The 20 families had a terrible first year on the island of Krakatoa. Page 84.
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in1878, The 20 families of Krakatoa started building a giant platform that would save them from the mortal danger of the volcano. Page 139
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Higgins Balloon factory finished constructing the Globe for Professor Sherman. Page 21
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Mr M. and the Krakatoans finished their houses recently. Page 91
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Professor Sherman takes off from San Fransico to begin his journey of a year in a balloon. Page 9/29
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Professor WIlliam Waterman Sherman saved his garbage on the Globe for the first three days. Page 49.
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The garbage gave off a terrible odor on the fourth day onboard the Globe. Professor Sherman dumped his trash into the ocean, therefore getting rid of the smell. Page 50.
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Professor Sherman started to notice the smell of the new garbage. Page 52.
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The seagulls that saw Professor Sherman off in San Fransico return to the Globe. Page 52.
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From the Globe, Professor Sherman started to see a mass of land, which he later found out was the volcanic island of Krakatoa. Page 52.
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A seagull scavenged a turkey carcass that Professor Sherman threw overboard and brought it up on top of the Globe to feast on it. Page 52.
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The seagull that ate the turkey corpse on top of the Globe the day before punctured a hole in the Globe, thus forcing Professor Sherman to crash on Krakatoa. Page 55.
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Professor Sherman woke up on Krakatoa to a polite and gentle man named Mr F. shaking his shoulder. Page 61.
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Professor Sherman dreamt he was back on the Globe. Page 77.
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Professor Sherman, Mr. F, and most of the Krakatoan children flew the Airy-Go-Round for 35 minutes. Page 127.
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Professor Sherman, Mr. F, and most of the Krakatoan children spent about five hours on the Airy-Go-Round trip. Page 133.
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Professor Sherman calls a 15 minute intermission in the middle of his speech. Page 111.
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Professor Sherman looked up Krakatoa in Mr. F's atlas and discovered it is situated between Java and Sumatra. Page 137.
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Mr. F gives Professor Sherman four lima-bean sized diamonds. Page 180.
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Professor Sherman and all the other Krakatoans ate at Mr. C's Chinese Resturant. Page 135.
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Professor Sherman realizes he has gotten used to the volcano's rumbling. Page 136.
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Professor Sherman and all of the other Krakatoans ate at Mr. D's Dutch resturant. Page 155.
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Professor Sherman crashes the platform into the Atlantic Ocean. Page 178.
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The Krakatoans and Professor Sherman spent 17 hours over the volcano on the platform.
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The black cloud that shrouded the platform thinned out suffenciently.
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As soon as the platform floated away from Krakatoa, the island exploded with several bangs. Page 166.
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The F's and Professor Sherman flew over India, Persia, Turkey, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Belgium (Where the F's jumped), and England. Page 172.
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The Krakatoans sighted India, and 19 of the families jumped. The F's stayed with Professor Sherman.
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Captain Simon of the S.S. Cunningham recued Professor Sherman in the Atlantic 20 minutes after he crashed. Page 178.
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Professor Sherman Plans to spend a year in a balloon which he christened Globe the Second. Page 180.
