“Change begets change. Nothing propagates so fast. If a man habituated to a narrow circle of cares and pleasures, out of which he seldom travels, step beyond it, though for never so brief a space, his departure from the monotonous scene on which he has been an actor of importance would seem to be the signal for instant confusion.”
- Charles Dickens
Back in the Suyo islands long, long ago.
“Assalamualaikum mualaikumwasalam!”
Loncoise stands from his chair and beams. He expects the native translator and guide Anggulyo to be this early, but is still surprised by the greeting. The two men, both diminutive in size physical, have a fairly large intellectual relationship.
The Corregidor of mainland Suyo starts.
“A simple mayad nga adlaw would have suffice, amigo. But, as you
