11.   And his friends placed unsolicited calls to reporters to declare that Giuliani was in the race to stay, no matter how he sounded at his news conference.

12.   At first it sounds like typical backwoods inbred nonsense.

13.   At first it sounded like refreshing news.

14.   At first it sounds insane.

15.   At first it sounds like wind chimes in the cool breeze, the merry clink of scores of little hammers on big chunks of stone.

16.   At first it sounds nutty, using the same wire for electricity and data.

17.   At the moment of sunset, birds somewhere in the trees broke into song, life sounding retreat at the loss of light.

18.   At first it sounds misguided, to go looking for the reality of Los Angeles, city of the simulacrum.

19.   But a growing number of market watchers these days sound at least as downbeat as Vinik did.

20.   But Goerne sounds at ease here, too, conveying gentle, feminine sentiments with complete conviction.