“His thinness was everywhere, in his face, now like an uneven knife blade, his fingers, his legs without calves, a neck that barely seemed thick enough to hold up his head.”
“It is also probable that there were very good conditions for deliberate burning, given the drier nature of these areas and the thinness of the forest cover in many parts.”
“Any such lateral motions could contribute to the absence or thinness of distal marine tephra layers on submarine high points or steep slopes.”