IN & OZ: A Novel (12 page)

and “Strādājiet tur, kur dz
vojiet!” and “Där jaii ke kar mikå
ni zendegi kå
n,” and

He scratched out on his floor:
Then:
Then:
Then he led Mechanic’s hands over rocks he had arranged as:
“Ishi unapofanya kazi,” he said, and “Elage, kus töö-tate,” and
and “žij tam, kde pracuješ,” and
and “ˇZivi le tam, kjer delaë,” and “Tix-oi dewk-a skan se-veh,” and “Log i kien al ci funkcii,” and
and “Tinggallah dimana saudara bekerja,” and “Ottlakj, ahol dolgozol,” and
and “Woon waar je werkt,” and
and
and “Jeto aty ku punon,” and “Tshela ko o berekang keng,” and
and “Zivi tamo gde radis. . . .”