Even if you weren’t on the autism spectrum, as medical records reveal almost all of those involved in PIST were, it was not immediately obvious that Alberto Ramirez was only fourteen years old. For one, his mustache was a dark and lustrous thing of beauty that added a decade to his tender age. For another, he wore a wizardly robe and carried a driftwood staff and these greatly distracted from his face. In addition, he spoke with an affected and hypnotizing deep British accent shared by no one else in his native Arizona that was so “cringe,” to use the parlance of the age, that most people couldn’t stand to be near him for too long. It served the additional purpose of hiding the pitch of his voice. For another, in the words of a colleague: “You had to be there, but he
Chapter Ten: The Wizard
Chapter Ten: The Wizard
Chapter Ten: The Wizard
Even if you weren’t on the autism spectrum, as medical records reveal almost all of those involved in PIST were, it was not immediately obvious that Alberto Ramirez was only fourteen years old. For one, his mustache was a dark and lustrous thing of beauty that added a decade to his tender age. For another, he wore a wizardly robe and carried a driftwood staff and these greatly distracted from his face. In addition, he spoke with an affected and hypnotizing deep British accent shared by no one else in his native Arizona that was so “cringe,” to use the parlance of the age, that most people couldn’t stand to be near him for too long. It served the additional purpose of hiding the pitch of his voice. For another, in the words of a colleague: “You had to be there, but he