cat's cradle

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…body into the sea. All the water of the world became ice-nine within seconds. Shortly after the disaster, most of the island's survivors, including Mona, committed suicide. John, Frank, Newt, and the Crosbys survived for six months. John wrote this narrative, Cat's Cradle, as a record of what had occurred, while Newt painted, Hazel sewed, Lowe cooked, and Frank studied ants. Bokonon finished writing the Books of Bokonon, all the while commenting on human stupidity.