froillesandybehesthejorajorscabin”
”albertosafunnykindofna,isntit”
”perhaps”
”itsoundsitalian”
”portanteseitherfroreeitaly”
”buthespeaksnorwegian”
”ohyes,fluently”
”youknoeonedayihavenevertarealphilosopher””wellsee”
”ybetoyourbirthdaypartyituldbesuaybeiuldetooatleast,iuldhelphtheservingthatbeagoodidea””ifheoreinterestingtotalktothantheboysinclassitsjustthat”””
”theydprobablyflipandthinkalbertoynewboyfriend””thenyoujusttelltheeisnt”
”well,osee”
”yes,ebuttherewasneveranyoneelse”
”ihavetosleepnops”
”doyouanaspirin”yes,please”
otherretuedhthepillandaglassofersophiehadfallenasleepy31esubjectssinceshestartedonthephilosophyurseusuallyhergradesostsubjects,butlatelytheyathinthelastethodcabeforethetechnologicaldisveriesthenshehadeofthethingssheuldthinkofabouttechnologythatakeupasinglestrandsotistheyareso
astheteachergaveouttheexercisebookshelookeddosophieandwinkedshegotanaandthent:””ashestoodthere,shetookoutapenandarginofherexerstudyingphilosophyassheethingfelloutofititlebanon:
dearhilde,esiaskselfifedyagainstviolenceurseinphilosophyabout”theunslittlephilosophybook”izensoftheheiroheideatotheungeneralsecretaryyousaidonthephohatyouglad,beetthenyousaidtheonlythingyoudlostsincefaraeififindtheneyillputitinesophiehadjustnagedtofinishreadingthecardoiljoannaesophieopenedherschoolbagandshohelatestcard”arked”askedjoanna
”probablyjune15”
”no,look53090,itsays”
”thatajorinlebanon”
”idoubtifapostcardfroebanoncangettonorwayinoneday,”saidjoanna”espeollerknag,sophieandsen,furuliajuniorhighschool””doyouthinkituldhaveebyilandtheteacherjustpoppeditinyourexercisebook””noideaidontknoheridareaskeither”
norethepostcard
”ioingtohaveagardenpartyondsuereve,”saidsophie”hboys”
sophieshruggedhershoulders”havetoinvitetheidiots””butyouaregoingtoinvitejere”
”ifyouightinvitealbertoknox”
”youstbecrazy”
”iknow”
thatarket
thefirstthingsophiedideeshegardensureenough,thereheheappletrees”hers”
thedogstoodtionlessforasendsophiekneepatteringlikedruticksthatuallyquitealotinthespaceofonesend
hedasheduptoher,peduptolickherface
”hers,cleverboydoeheel,boythatsit”
sophieletherselfintothehousesherekanthebushesheothersheeshoandkbyseven
theysetoffthroughthetoeeredtotakesoneyeshees,butdecidedshehadbetterandaskalbertoaboutithoughtaboutalreallyis
onbutthereals,andthatanreasoning
hoouldhehavebeensosure
dealsadeupofatoandhedidntthinkthateitherpeopleoranilshadiortalsoulsa,soulssthatarespreadtotheheonehoughtapersonssoulothebrainbuthoadeofatothesoulething”spiritual”
theyainsquareandheoldtoheygottothesidewalkwheresophie
