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"Yeah," Wireman said"There's nothing like an
atta-boy from a doubtful dad
Jack smiled, and as always, it illuminated his
whole faceHe shifted a little, and Noveen
shifted with him"Best thing, though? I was a shy
kid, and ventriloquism broke me out a littleIt
got easier to talk to people - I'd sort of pretend
I was MortonMorton was a
wiseass who'd say anything to anybody
"They all are," I said"It's a rule, I think
"Then I got into junior high, and ventriloquism
started to seem like a nerd talent compared to
skateboarding, so I gave it upI don't know what
happened to the bookThrow Your Voice, it was
calledThe house breathed dankly around
usA little while ago, Wireman had killed a
charging alligatorI could hardly believe that
now, even though my ears were still ringing from
the gunshots
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Then Wireman said: "I want to hear you do itMake
her say, 'Buenos d?as, amigos, mi nombre es Noveen,
and la mesa is leakingIf you don't do it for awhile, you
forget how
And from my own research, I knew he could be right
In the matter of learned skills, memory comes to a
fork in the roadDown one branch are the it'slike-
riding-a-bicycle skills; things which, once
learned, are almost never forgottenBut the
creative, ever-changing forebrain skills have to
be practiced almost daily, and they are easily
damaged or destroyedJack was saying
ventriloquism was like thatAnd while I had no
reason to doubt him - it involved creating a new
personality, after all, as well as throwing one's
voice - I said: "Give it a tr
