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ld ie r. H e p lo ds o n u nd er h is h e avy b urd en o f
duty a nd w ate r b ottle s. H e d oes n o t c o m pla in a bout th e h e at, h is s o re fe et, th e la rg e a nd u nlo ve ly c ro w ds in th e ir to o tig ht s ho rts , s o uve nir T -
shir ts a nd fli p -flo ps.
He d oes, h o w eve r, m ake o ne s m all a tte m pt to s ta y in te re ste d.
Durin g th e H op-O n-H op-O ff B us T o ur o f P aris , a s th e re co rd ed v o ic e d ro ne s o ut, in e ig ht la ng ua ges, th e n a m es o f th e d iffe re nt fa scin a tin g
lo ca tio ns w ith m assiv e h is to ric a l s ig nific a nce a th o ug ht c o m es u na ske d-fo r in to D exte r's s lo w ly s uffo ca tin g b ra in . It s e em s o nly fa ir th a t h e re in
th e C ity o f E te rn a l A cco rd io n M usic th e re is s o m e s m all c ult u ra l p ilg rim age a va ila ble to a lo ng s uffe rin g m onste r, a nd I k no w n o w w ha t it is . A t th e
ne xt s to p, I p ause a t th e d oor o f th e b us a nd a sk th e d riv e r a s im ple a nd in no ce nt q ue stio n.
“E xc use m e,” I s a y “ D o w e g o a nyw he re n e ar th e R ue M org ue ?” T he d riv e r is li s te nin g to a n iP od. H e p ulls o ne e ar b ud o ut w ith a n a nno ye d
flo uris h, lo oks m e o ve r fr o m h e ad to to e, a nd r a is e s a n e ye bro w .

“T he R ue M org ue ,” I s a y a gain . “ D o w e g o b y th e R ue M org ue ?” I fin d m ys e lf s p eakin g in th e to o-lo ud to ne s o f th e A m eric a n n o n-li n g uis t, a nd
I s tu m ble to a s to p. T he d riv e r s ta re s a t m e. I c a n h e ar tin ny h ip -h o p m usic c o m in g fr o m th e d ang li n g e ar b ud . T he n h e s hru g s. H e la unche s in to a
brie f a nd p assio na te e xp la na tio n o f m y c o m ple te ig no ra nce in v e ry r a pid