With no money in his pocket, Santiago earns something to eat by helping a candy seller set up his market stall. Afterward, he realizes he was able to communicate perfectly with the candy maker even though the man spoke only in Arabic. Santiago thinks there must be a universal language that does not depend on words. He remembers how he had communicated wordlessly with his sheep and thinks, "Now it's happening with people."
The illuminated half of the moon faces towards Earth. The illuminated half of the moon faces towards the sun. One-fourth of the illuminated half is visible.
