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CR Episode 175: Moby Dick, Part I

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The Harpooner, the Infernal Headpeddler

The land of nod is related to the Hebrew word for wanderlust. It's where Cain was sent after killing Abel in Genesis 4:16. The first encounter with a head peddler takes place in Melville, New Zealand. Drew describes his shock when he meets 'a savage' who shrinks people's heads and sells them.

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