Listen for a faint chiming, like a distant church bell. The unicorn head spoke in a deep yet distant voice. -- Mary Stanton, Unicorns of Balinor: Valley of Fear (1999) Have you ever perceived a silvery tinkling sound like a peal of bells reverberating from the distant horizon? That tintinnabulation may well have been the voice of an Asian unicorn gamboling about in the greenery. A unicorn of Asian origin possesses a "very musical voice quite different from that of its braying European counterpart," notes Jay Burch in A Small Book of Unicorns (1995). An intelligent listener will be cognizant of the differences between the two subspecies. Bear in mind that the signature "distant" sound may not indicate physical remoteness. The ethereal, unworldly nature of the unicorn gives its voice a decidedly far-off quality. Think of it as a "special effect." The exotic reverberations evoke bygone