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“Some stories don't make it into the final book.”

This one involves a backgammon game in 1970s Chicago, a determined stockbroker, a Qantas travel agent, a honeymoon in Fiji, and a stonefish that nearly ended very differently. When Darren's father was poisoned by one of the world's most venomous fish, his response was memorable: he asked his new wife to cut off his foot. It's a family story that's been retold for more than fifty years—and one Darren liked too much to leave on the cutting-room floor.