Chapter Thirteen: Calling Andy. Radar Decides. Stew. Googir.

Summary

• The protagonist gets ready to travel to see the 'shoe woman' again with Radar. He worries about how to keep the secret entrance to her world hidden, and decides to use his friend Andy as an alibi
• The protagonist calls Andy to ask him to lock up Mr. Bowditch's property, giving the excuse that he and Radar are going to meet a specialist in Chicago in an attempt to cure Radar. Andy agrees and promises to lock up the house and shed where the secret entrance is located.
• The protagonist and Radar head down the secret underground entrance that leads to the 'shoe woman's' world. Initially, he worries that Radar may not want to follow him into the tunnel but she eventually does, showing an eagerness to return to that place.
• They both arrive at the 'shoe woman's' place, and she is overjoyed to see Radar. The 'shoe woman' feeds the protagonist and Radar and indicates that she shares a deep bond with both of them.
• The 'shoe woman' gestures for the protagonist to visit 'Googir,' a term he doesn't recognize. She writes and draws instructions for him to follow on a chalkboard. From her drawings, he infers that he needs to walk a short distance down a path to reach a house.
• The protagonist agrees to go visit 'Googir,' leaving Radar to rest in the 'shoe woman's' house.
• The protagonist happens upon a signboard he recognizes to be written in Mr. Bowditch’s handwriting. He then set off down the road to find 'Googir.'

• The protagonist, with his phone out of service, used the old way of estimating distance to find the "googir". He based this on a one-sided signboard verse that hinted at a single direction of traffic.
• Upon reaching a wooden bridge on his third attempt, the protagonist heard bird honking and saw a big house on his right, surrounded by woods on the left. The house was large and accompanied by two big outbuildings, a small one, and a farmstead.
• The sounds came from a group of geese clamoring around a woman in a blue dress. The woman was young, beautiful, but had a scar and a red blemish on her face in place of a mouth. She was the 'goose girl' that Dora had described.
• As the protagonist approached the woman, two grey-skinned men came out of one of the outbuildings. To signify that he was harmless, he raised his empty hands and mentioned that he was sent by Dora.
• The 'goose girl', after a moment of stillness, signaled the men to go back inside and beckoned the protagonist to come forward. She continued feeding her geese, seemingly unconcerned about his arrival.
• The protagonist expressed his bewilderment at visiting a woman who cannot speak, doubting that she could answer any of his questions considering she has no mouth.
• The goose girl seemed amused, gave him some feed for coaxing the geese, and touched his hands, which left him smitten by her.
• The protagonist explained his purpose of visit - he wanted to find a way to rejuvenate his old dog, and was guided to this city in that pursuit.
• The goose girl brushed her apron and clapped twice, summoning an old white horse adorned with colored glass and ribbons. The horse, to the protagonist's surprise, spoke with a female's voice.
• The horse said it would answer some of the protagonist's questions since he was sent by Dora and because the goose girl knows about his blue-stoned belt.
• The horse asked if he had come from Adrian. Realizing the horse's voice came from the girl, the protagonist exclaimed that she's a ventriloquist. After a silent smile, she took his hand and led him around the farmhouse.