se problems. It isn’t t I dislike sea lions. t anyt I e about t t I’d be torn if suddenly one day my sister announces t ss to marry a sea lion. Assuming t vigorously protest suc happen.

    o a sea lion is a completely different kettle of fis ocean. A is tablisy on sucructure. Maybe it contains a  t’s ’s t collect beads.

    “A fee of mine received your business card, I believe.”

    “Really?” I pretend to  alking about. “I ty drunk so I don’t really remember t well.”

    “But my friend ed.”

    I drink my tea, politely feigning interest.

    “I apologize again for dropping in unannounced, but I ed to take tunity to visit you. And since I his card. . . .”

    “You  something from me?”

    “It’s just a little t need some symbolic assistance, teacly teacher.”

    “Symbolic assistance?”

    “Oo akes out a business card, and  to me. “tters.”

    “Sea Lion Festival Executive Committee Che card.

    “I trust t you ion.”

    “ell, I can’t really say t I  it.”

    “For us sea lions, our festival is an extremely important event. It’s full of symbolic import. But t is also beneficial for t of the world”.

    “hmm.”

    “At t our existence is pretty marginal. But, at time …” Suddenly s amps te out in tray. “tors. e sea lions are sy for tual factor.”

    “O really, I’m just not interested in t kind of talk….”

    “e are aiming for a renaissance of sea lions. For to occur t be a corresponding renaissance all over t our festival o you