My Ears Can Hear the Paranormal

Have you ever wondered if sounds really have shapes to those who are deaf?

For example:

“Laughter” is a rippling wave;

“Thunder” is a jagged, savage spike;

“The sound of a flute” is a gently flowing stream;

And “a girl speaking” in the orphanage is the gentlest whirlpool, flowing into the ear...

But when Zhou Xuanming gets a cochlear implant, he discovers that sounds aren't like that at all...