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Jose recounts his experience of being in Washington DC at the time of the 2003 war against Iraq. He 'monitors the mood on the ground and ponders the implications of Australia's alliance with the USA.' (Editor's note, p.7)
Aaron's uncle Joe dies after being shot in the forehead while on a fishing boat. Aaron, a deaf lover of music, slowly comes to terms with this tragedy as he listens to Beethoven through the vibrations, soothed by the feeling of the music.