Friday, May 12, 2006

How Music Lives and Dies

Once upon a time, in the spring of the year, a lovely singer suddenly lost her voice. A man appeared at her side and offered to write down her words so that her music could be preserved. Eventually, she regained her strength, and the world soon began to hear a most beautiful new song coming from her lips.

Two winters passed. Again it was springtime. Now, it was the man's voice that began to falter, so he turned to his friend for help. But she was too busy with her own singing. She told him he would have to look elsewhere for help.

Dispirited, the man lost his voice.

As far as anyone can tell, that is how this story ended.

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