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This year baby Charlotte turned 21 , our kids are even older , and because of the ozone hole ( and , let 's admit it , for other reasons too ) we no longer sunbathe naked . Low walls have been built up around bed-sized depressions where native Indians traditionally lie for days , observed only by the relentless sun 's scorching rays , naked , without food or water , until they receive enlightening hallucinations and are led half-dead down the mountainside to recover . The crisis of the Bush administration has produced a significant division within the ruling elite itself , reflected in the surge of financial contributions and relatively favorable media coverage for Massachusetts Senator John Kerry , the Democratic presidential candidate , who has pledged to sustain and even intensify the US military effort in Iraq . Some weeks later Nikki and Ian returned for a day 's kayaking down the more adventurous upper reaches of the same river with many of the same friends . We had some calm when we reached the horse latitudes in the middle of the trip , but after that when we picked up the trade winds they were not gentle , consistent , tropical breezes as advertized but gale force for three days .