“He had been on and around the Atlantic Ocean
plenty of times since the sinking of the Ark of Miriam;
the train of association linking Thomas, in Joe's mind,
to the body of water that had swallowed him
had long since worn away. But from time to time,
especially if, as now, his brother was already
in his thoughts, the smell of the sea
could unfurl the memory of Thomas like a flag.”

– Michael Chabon,
The Amazing Adventures
of Kavalier and Clay, p. 602