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"What do you mean?"

"I e You don’t hear other people’s thoughts?"

"I don’t knohat I hear" Her eyes swung back and narrowed on him "But I know you believe me more than the others I wonder why that is"

"I’m an open-minded individual"

"Maybe"

"Tell me more How do you know I believe you? Can you hear ?"

"I can’t tell you that That’s not the way it works"

"Do you sense s?"

"It’s all in the tone of your voice The voice I hear, anyway"

"And what voice is that?"

"The one everyone has"

"Everyone?"

She took a deep breath and he saw the hints of resignation again "Every country and every age Different voices speaking the sae That’s what I hear"

He leaned forward "Every voice sounds the same?"

"Of course not Everyone has a different voice They just all speak the sae"

"Everywhere in the world?"

"Everywhere I’ve traveled so far So… a lot of it"

"What language is it?"

"I don’t know"

"What are they saying?"

Frustration flashed "I don’t know"

"So how do you--"

"It’s a language, doctor There are rises and falls in the rhythain I hear the sas from the minds of people all over the world I just don’t knohat they’re saying"

He had to pause to contain his reaction It didn’tto you"

He s is one word for it"

He heard the irritation in her voice "Though I’ine it can be quite distracting"

The corner of her h to drive you crazy"