13.1: "Ah, marvelous!" Says Raymond. "Now let me see... there are a few things one needs to hunt the snark. First off, you need thimbles and care. I have plenty of those. Next, forks and hope. I have those too. But I don't have any railway shares, which are vital, to threaten it's life with."

"I have some stock in an internet company that sells stuffed sasquatch dolls. Will that do?"

"Hopefully. And what about smiles and soap?"

You smile, showing him your teeth.

"And I have some bee and flower soap in my pocket." You add.

"Oh, wonderful. There is one thing I must warn you of, though. While ordinary snarks do no manner of harm, some of them are boojums! And if you ever meet one of those, you will softly and silently vanish away. And never be seen again!"

"Is there any way to protect ourselves?"

"No. But I have a map of the world, with every known disappearance. Some of the more famous cases, like the unfortunate baker, and that Amelia woman who tried to sail around the world, are labeled. You can find the most dangerous areas, and avoid them. Why, look at this triangular patch around Bermuda. It must be positively infested with the boojum variety of sea snark!"

>If you decide that snark hunting is too dangerous, and would rather do something safer, like fishing for the world serpent, go to 12.1

> If you still want to go snark hunting, go to 15.2