The strange-- the phrase has become stranger
over time because of post technological sense
of portable.
But to port-- to do what a porter does was already there,
and he is such a terrific writer.
He's so great.
That he does feel-- the vibration has gotten greater
between them but, yet, he felt the vibration
between the words.
For one thing, he felt portable, Latin or French, to port,
is a romance root.
And grief, grief, is Germanic.
So he knew there was a contrast there,
and the contrast has gotten greater for us.
It's been a real pleasure talking to you all.
See you.
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