“Well, accordin’ to yer words, maybe der’s a lot more magic in dis world den we give credit to,” he says. “Dem kids o’ yours? Perfect timin’. I don’t pretend to be a smart man, but what if ya had ’em a little lata or soona? Reckin’ we don’t know if dey’d be de same folks. Magical, as you call it. Birds migrate. Certain flowers grow only in certain areas. Sometimes we see rainbows paint de sky after a storm. Ya boy told me y’all just got to see sponges from de floor of de Gulf. Sounds special from where I’m sittin’. Jubilees happen all ’round us if we know where to look.”
