Somewhere beyond the Salish Sea lived the Stout Men who did the Megin River, and Tibet, and the Amazon. There was Tictac and Poldy, Cliffy and Madame, Captain and Gung, and Papa Smurf, who would die someday, but not yet. These are the stories of where they rushed headlong, towards adventure and suffering, and how it all took place.

3. This is a work of fiction.
Names, characters, businesses,
places, events and incidents are
either the products of the author’s
imagination or used in a fictitious
manner.
Any resemblance to actual persons,
living or dead, or actual events is
purely coincidental.

4. But remember:
This is only a work of fiction. The
truth, as always, will be far stranger.