ou doing Hulk Hogan over my shoulder. "
"Perhaps neither of us frightened him," said the Count. "Perhaps for once he heard his own words and thoughts and appalled himself. "
Lulu said nothing, but pushed the merchants wares off his table and onto the pavement.
"He seemed like the real reflective type," said Spyder.
"God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty. " The Count laughed, "I like you, little brother. You disguise your nobler qualities to play the fool well. "
"Uh, thanks. "
"Would you take some advice from someone with more experience of the world?"
"You dont look that much older than me. "
"Trust me. I am. "
"Are we talking Michael Douglas old or Bob Hope old?"
"More like those mountains were heading to. "
"You must get great senior discounts on the bus. "
"Be quiet, little brother. "
"What the fuck did you say?"
"Be quiet," repeated Count Non. "Its not necessary to fill every moment with your own voice. Silence terrifies you. Your see your own existence as so tenuous that youre afraid youll pop like a soap bubble if, at every opportunity, you dont make a noise to remind the world that youre alive. But wisdom begins in silence. In learning to listen. To words and to the world. Trust me. You wont disappear. And, in time, you might find that youve grown into something unexpected. "
"What?"
"A man," said the Count. He started out of the market and back to the main boulevard. Spyder and Lu
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