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March 22, 2007

Jim: Step Right Up!

The massive tent sat ominously alone at the far end of the midway, labeled by a banner bearing only one word, Ridiculum. The bored carny at the entrance collected my twenty-dollar fee and let me pass with a feigned flourish.

Tall plywood sheets mounted on four-by-fours created a winding passageway that eventually deposited me at an open metal door. With a shrug, I went into the little room and pressed a big, red button.

The door slammed shut and the opposite wall rolled up. I stepped through and found myself beyond the fairgrounds fence, locked away from the carnival inside.

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