The man whose library card was as valued as his birth certificate knew his way around Egyptian culture, spoke German, Italian, and even a little Cantonese. But put him in front of a computer and he was reduced to round-eyed wonder, hunting and pecking and deleting and escaping. But he couldn't escape this. And so she helped him find the site, create the ad, and post it; selling his beloved car to pay off the debts of his past. In the end though, he realized it was only money for memories. He still had her, his pearl of great value.