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"They say he eats bees and that is why he's so jumpy. Some say he has a
fold of skin that looks like a cow's tit coming out of his forehead, and that
he never cleans himself after defecating, that he doesn't need to.
I've heard stories of women who claim he visits them at night, in their
dreams. That he puts flowers around their breasts, and writes, in
beautiful script: "You are my Nefertiti" on their bellies. He always wears the
same clothes. He owns a large lake. Some people call him the invisible doctor."
EXCERPT FROM CHAPTER ONE: "The Mysterious Prophet" - BOOK OF TITICACA
"He faced the buzz of the crowd, biting beans and peeling artichokes. He disrobed and bade them
remember the Virginal Tongue, the first word. We got some wonderful shots but, unfortunately, his
staff demanded we destroy the film. Our questions about the lake? Unanswered. "How's the fishing?"
He wrote a book about it. And, who are those fantastic creatures who follow him? They're not
entirely human I can tell you that much!
Inventor, salience seeker, nectar-taker, liberator. In person, apt to disappear. Impossible
to interview over the phone. Earlier this month, he was seen parachuting into the most
secluded forest area of Fleeks. Instrument maker, ignorant scientist, who is this Titicacaman?"
THE TITICACA DAILY - FLOR VILS ("People and Places" Column)
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