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SUMMARY:"Speech Sounds" by Octavia Butler
DESCRIPTION:"Speech Sounds" by Octavia Butler is a short story that takes p
 lace in Los Angeles\, California\, after radiation poisoning from a nuclea
 r bomb dropped by the Soviets has rendered human beings incapable of speec
 h -- for some\, this means written language\, for others\, spoken language
 . Inspired by a real-life incident of violence Butler experienced on a bus
  ride\, this story leads us to reflect on how much of our humanity is tied
  to our ability to communicate...and how we communicate when speech is imp
 ossible.\n\nMonday\, December 8th · $20 · 7pm - 8pm EST
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