The Beginning Nathaniel Siegel The truth is a zebra. When you look at it closely it is black and white. But take a step back and everything turns grey Symantics. symantics The thing is. I was in a position to ignore it. She was a small voice whos whispers barely tickled the hairs of my inner ear. She was surrounded. Her world a torrent of crisco that domi- nated her world, and swept her away.