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Summary of Troglodytes Watch

This is a satirical fantasy featuring Troglodytes troglodytes, the winter wren, a direct descendant of the dinosaurs. Troglodytes survived the disastrous disruptions caused by the meteorite that brought an end to the dinosaur age. He survived the disruptive upheaval likely because of his diminutive proportions, secretive nature and watchful spirit. This tale begins with three ancestors who escaped from a tribe of headhunters in Borneo around 700 BC and ends with their descendants in a nuclear waste dump island in the northwest Pacific Ocean. There they believe they will wait out the next expected evolution changing life arresting upheaval. The foibles, frolics and conflicts of the various generations are watched and often influenced by the spirit of Troglodytes, and they progress through Japan, China, Mid-East, Europe, the American colonies, Midwest, out west, and onto some Pacific islands. This tale is also infused with commentary some literal, some facetious, and some deliciously infuriating. The figures are drawn by the author and the foreign words and expressions should be no burden to the reader. Relax, read, and enjoy the book as a palliative diversion in our time.