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The Poet arrives in Phuket during a storm. A blackout forces the staff at the hotel to receive the guest under torch light. The Poet meets Alduccio, a waiter born in the Piedmont region, Italy, and who came to work in Thailand, being unemployed in his home town. Through Alducio, the Poet meets the owner of a ship assigned to the fishing of tuna. The inhuman conditions of people working in the tuna fishing boats are recounted by Alduccio. The waiter also informs the Poet about the...
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The Poet arrives in Phuket during a storm. A blackout forces the staff at the hotel to receive the guest under torch light. The Poet meets Alduccio, a waiter born in the Piedmont region, Italy, and who came to work in Thailand, being unemployed in his home town. Through Alducio, the Poet meets the owner of a ship assigned to the fishing of tuna. The inhuman conditions of people working in the tuna fishing boats are recounted by Alduccio. The waiter also informs the Poet about the disastrous pollution engulfing the oceans. The tuna fished every year is contaminated by the poisonous mercury. Life on board a tuna ship is mentioned. Later the Poet meets a couple of newly married people who are to board a luxury cruiser by the name of Delfina, just arrived in the bay at Phuket. The wonders of luxury cruiser are narrated.