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           Littleships,theonesnamedforfootsloggers:Horatius,AlvinYork,SwampFox,theRogherself,blessherheart,ColonelBowie,Devereux,Vercingetorix,Sandino,AubreyCousens,Kamehameha,AudieMurphy,Xenophon,Aguinaldo—

           Isaid,"ThereoughttobeonenamedMagsaysay."

           Benniesaid,"What?"

           "RamonMagsaysay,"Iexplained."Greatman,greatsoldier–probablybechiefofpsychologicalwarfareifhewerealivetoday.Didn’tyoueverstudyanyhistory?"

           "Well,"admittedBennie,"IlearnedthatSimonBolivarbuiltthePyramids,lickedtheArmada,andmadethefirsttriptotheMoon."

           "YouleftoutmarryingCleopatra."

           "Oh,that.Yup.Well,Iguesseverycountryhasitsownversionofhistory."

           "I’msureofit."IaddedsomethingtomyselfandBenniesaid,"Whatdidyousay?"

           "Sorry,Bernardo.Justanoldsayinginmyownlanguage.Isupposeyoucouldtranslateit,moreorless,as:‘Homeiswheretheheartis.’"

           "Butwhatlanguagewasit?"

           "Tagalog.Mynativelanguage."

           "Don’ttheytalkStandardEnglishwhereyoucomefrom?"

           "Oh,certainly.Forbusinessandschoolandsoforth.Wejusttalktheoldspeecharoundhomealittle.Traditions.Youknow."

           "Yeah,Iknow.MyfolkschatterinEspanolthesameway.Butwheredoyou—"Thespeakerstartedplaying"Meadowland";Benniebrokeintoagrin