Word: toad
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...clear what caused the toads to scatter. Grant, whose research was published this week in the Journal of Zoology, says the toads could have reacted to changes in the earth's magnetic field, alterations in the ionosphere or spikes in the amount of radon gas in the water. "Toads are very sensitive to their environment," she says. Now that at least one potential connection has been drawn between toads and earthquakes, she says, scientists could look for similar reactions in other toad populations that live in seismic areas and are being monitored by conservationists. She suggests exploring how toads respond...
...characters. In this case, it's through the thoughts of an upright clerk who slowly loses his moral compass while jockeying for control of a distillery, and the tenancy of its grand courtyard home, after the Japanese owner flees following liberation. The titular confidence man of "The Toad" is less sympathetic a creature. A perfectly satanic villain - a man of wealth and taste with oiled hair, a serge suit and breath that reeks of grilled beef, garlic and soju - he schemes with a skinflint landlord in Seoul to con a starving old buddy whose family appears to survive...