Oh , it was clearly not distracted by me, because my thoughts ran in a different direction, I made out: “It will definitely be fun with Maksik ... it will be something.” Through the hum of the song came the familiar giggles of both.

Weird. I have not heard that one can speak in one's thoughts. Is it because of the song? It was written in nine hundred shaggy years, everything was different. Maybe the conversations in my thoughts were a routine.

While thinking about it, I heard Max hiss. He squinted and saw someone pulling him away like a schoolboy.

“ I hope his ear stays where it is,...