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Chapter 21

           ‘Grok’isthemostimportantwordintheMartianlanguageandIexpecttospendthenextfortyyearstryingtounderstanditandperhapsusesomemillionsofprintedwordstryingtoexplainit.ButIdon’texpecttobesuccessful.YouneedtothinkinMartiantogroktheword‘grok.’WhichMikedoesandIdon’t.PerhapsyouhavenoticedthatMiketakesaratherveeringapproachtosomeofthesimplesthumanideas?"

           "HaveI!Mythrobbinghead!"

           "Mine,too."

           "Food,"announcedJubal."Lunch,andabouttime,too.Girls,putitdownwherewecanreachitandmaintainarespectfulsilence.Goontalking,Doctor,ifyouwill.OrdoesMike’spresencemakeitbettertopostponeit?"

           "Notatall."MahmoudspokebrieflyinMartiantoMike.Mikeansweredhim,smiledsunnily;hisexpressionbecameblankagainandheappliedhimselftofood,quitecontenttobeallowedtoeatinsilence."ItoldhimwhatIwastryingtodoandhetoldmethatIwouldspeakrightly;thiswasnothisopinionbutasimplestatementoffact,anecessity.IhopethatifIfailto,hewillnoticeandtellme.ButIdoubtifhewill.Yousee,MikethinksinMartianandthisgiveshimanentirelydifferent‘map’oftheuniversefromthatwhichyouandIuse.Youfollowme?"

           "Igrokit,"agreedJubal."Languageitselfshapesaman’sbasicideas."

           "Yes,butDoctor,youspeakArabic,doyounot?"

           "Eh?Iusedto,badly,manyyearsago,"admittedJubal."PutinawhileasasurgeonwiththeAmericanFieldService,inPalestine.

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