What does sedaris mean when he writes "understanding" another language is "a small step, nothing more, yet its rewards are intoxicating and deceptive"(para. 28)?

"the sandy walls seemed to collapse in on themselves"

and

"the bloodshot waters seemed to have no bottom"

reading poetry is challenging when you don't have or very little of social context and culture schema.

solution: read the introduction, the norm, or even explaination if you still dont get it.

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