Published: March 06, 2008 04:18
- Cargo ship captain: stays out of the way after charging the boarding fee.
- Cargo ship crew: become more and more friendly, even calling Adam by his name towards the end of the five-day journey.
- Ex-refugees: populate the village of Moba for roughly a year before Adam's arrival. Tell interesting stories. Are very poor.
- Burundian passengers: take Adam under their collective wing on Adam's trip to Bujumbura (Burundi).
- Congolese workers: load the boat at Moba, chanting to gather strength and resolve.
- Congolese passengers: board in massive numbers at Moba and sleep absolutely everywhere.
- Congolese port officials: collectively extract over $30 through cons and bribes.
- Congolese Important Official, Uvira: swears to get Congolese port officials fired and phones ahead at the Burundian border to allow Adam passage and special treatment.
- Adam: experiences all of this rather passively.
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sounds like a Graham Greene novel...
hope you are taking care of yourself
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