Listening to these unlikely swirls of sound is almost like the beginnings of some exotic new language, rising like steam from a swamp.

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Amazingly, we discovered that no matter how exotic the place, the language, the food, within three days, we were comfortable.

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But for entrepreneurs with vision, patience, an appetite for risk and command of a second language (or two), there are plenty of opportunities in even more exotic locales.

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From caress-soft romance to pounding shake-apart chases in no less exotic a setting than "Ultimatum's" Tangiers, Powell is fluent in the secret language of the great film composers working today: The secret is you don't know they're there, guiding your emotions, pacing your reactions, churning up your attention, easing you out the door during the credits.

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