Said is a civilized being, an intellectual recluse, wholly microcosmic, wholly homeless. Said once learned black magic in the byzantine medinas of Fes and sold it as white magic in Dubai. Said was a marketing freelancer who got occasionally paid by his clients. But that was about 3 years ago. Now he's a married, High School teacher, looking for the occasional opportunity to be spontaneous, collaborative, and creative -- while solving the world's most intractable social puzzles.