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Tiki, or heitiki, is the name of a traditional Polynesian ornament. The symbology of tiki has been much debated. It is thought by some to represent fertility, by others a talisman against evil. Originally crafted in jade, in recent times it has also been crafted in bone. Usually worn as a pendant.
Exercises in Nostalgia.
- Good-bye, Mister Howard. Returning from America after a long absence, Lester visits his childhood mentor.
- The Company Agent. Lester's company's representative in Dar es Salaam surprises him with the extent of his outside activities.
- The Reunion. Sixty-five years after he graduated, Lester attends his New Zealand school's 125th anniversary, to learn that people don't stay the same.
- It's All in the Day's Work.
When he is working in Vietnam, Lester's friends are war correspondents.
- A Potpourri of Nonsense. Not the Twain Shall Meet and other goodies.
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