You’re a linguist, the black goateed papa of this family of musicians asked me. They are renting the room next door and are perpetually partying on the patio.<\/p>\n
Why do you say that, I ask, thinking about my Gemininess.<\/p>\n
He takes his time before he speaks. Because most people with ambition are multilingual. So what languages do you speak?<\/p>\n
I look him in the eye. The language of the soul, I said.<\/p>\n
He sits back. That’s a good one, he said. That’s a useful one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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