It's also badly written, with many me's an I's, like
'I squint at the plant names that have been rendered into Dutch.'
and uninteresting facts about the appearance of the scientist, like:
'Meis is a big man, almost a foot taller than me, broad-shouldered and bullet-headed with an exuberant laugh. Eyeing the boxes, though, he looks solemn.'
'I squint at the plant names that have been rendered into Dutch.'
and uninteresting facts about the appearance of the scientist, like:
'Meis is a big man, almost a foot taller than me, broad-shouldered and bullet-headed with an exuberant laugh. Eyeing the boxes, though, he looks solemn.'