The Sound of Silence: A Mountaintop Experience

February 13, 2008 - Tobias and the stranger arrive at the top of a mountain. Over widely spaced string harmonies, the stranger once again asks Tobias what he hears. Tobias says "Nothing", a word which is taken up by the echoing voice of the mountain (unison men's voices divided into three widely space groups). The stranger asks again, and Tobias says "I think I heard Nothing". "Which is what's at the top of a mountain. Stone. Air. We're there", responds the stranger. Tobias' inner hearing has begun to awaken eventhough he doesn't realize it. Although Tobias says he does not need to rest, the travelers pause for a bit in the great nothingness of the mountaintop.

Meanwhile in Ecbatana, Sara grieves and Ashmodeus lusts. In Nineveh, Anna accuses Tobit costing them the life of their son through his greed.

Next stop on the journey - a river which hides a perilous secret.

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