hiː vˈɛntʃɚz ˈaʊt ˌɪntʊ ðə wˈɜːld fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ˈæftɚ spˈɛndɪŋ mˈoʊst əv hɪz lˈaɪf æt ɡɹˈændvɪl, ɐ dɹˈɪɹi ˈɪnɚ sˈɪɾi ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən ɪn mˌɪniːˈæpəlɪs, mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə, sˈɪns ˈeɪdʒ sˈɛvən wɛn hɪz mˈʌðɚ sˈɛnt hˌɪm ðˈɛɹ.
He ventures out into the world for the first time after spending most of his life at Grandville, a dreary inner city institution in Minneapolis, Minnesota, since age seven (when his mother sent him there).