Wednesday morning, 8:30 AM Brooklyn time, 5:30 AM La Puente time
(Recorded sound of a horse neighing as though rearing up from fear)
Me: (Picking up cell phone) Hello?
Pau: Hi luk.
Me: Hi Pau.
Pau: Don't worry. Nothing is wrong. Everything is okay.
Me: Okay.
Pau: I sent you a book.
Me: Oh yeah, I got the cookbook, it's great. Thanks, Pau. I was going to call you today.
Pau: Oh okay. (pause) Because you know, that thing cost maybe ten bucks, but it cost me nine bucks to send that thing.
Me: Thanks Pau, it's great, it's perfect.
Pau: You see, it has the Thai and the English. Now you know what a yee-rah is.
Me: Yeah, I saw.
Pau: The yee-rah is the cumin, you got it?
Me: Yeah, I saw, it's great.
Pau: So now, you got a question, you don't have to call me, right?
Me: I might call you anyway, Pau.
Pau: Okay. Cause that thing cost me eight bucks just to send it.
Me: Yeah, thanks Pau. It's great.
Pau: So what you doing today. You going to work?
Me: Yeah, I'm leaving the house right now.
Pau: Okay...okay.
Me: (pause) Okay. I'll talk to you later then.
Pau: Okay. Bye luk.
Me: Bye Pau.
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