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[AUDIO OUT] --my
mother's village

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with a sharp
cleaver in her hand.

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She said, ''What shall we cook
tonight?'' Perhaps these six

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tiny squid lined up so
perfectly on the block.

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She wiped her hand on the
apron, pierced the blade

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into the first.

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There was no resistance, no
blood, only cartilage soft

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as a child's nose.

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A last iota of
ink made us wince.

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Suddenly, the aroma of ginger
and scallion fogged our senses,

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and we absolved her for
that moment's barbarism.

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Then she, an elder of the
tribe without formal headdress,

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without elegance, deigned
to teach the younger

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about the Asian plight.

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Although we have
traveled far, we

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must never forget
that primal lesson

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on patience, courage,
forbearance, on how

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to love squid despite squid.

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How to honor the village,
the tribe, that floral apron.

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Thank you so much.

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I wonder if we're talking.

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