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To: Lahcim Leinad who wrote (1339)	1/5/2013 12:47:47 PM
From: Mannie	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2222

Internet’s new copy culture will almost certainly increase literacy and the spread of democratic ideals, furthering the legacy of the printing press. in 2003, we were in Cambodia, I was surrounded with kids thrusting their wares at me, shouting "you buy, you buy!"..... once i got away from them a bit, this beautiful little girl said, "excuse me sir, I have many hand made gifts, are you interested in any of them?"....my head snapped around, her english was perfect. I said let's go talk, we got away from the other kids where I could ask her how was her english so good, she said she just learned it by listening...then she said "I speak french, and german, too"...and she did. I asked her if she went to school, she said she loved school, but her family couldn't afford to send her. I told her she had a gift of intelligence that she needed to take advantage of, it could take her anywhere she wanted to go. I gave her some money for school and told her to keep it to herself. She thanked me, then asked for my email address! I said, "you have email?" she said, no, but someday she would and she would contact me.... I'm still waiting..