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Mimes Plans To Clone Herself

When I clone myself, I will make a marionette the Mime told me. A great idea, as any observant hypervigilant watcher can see. I watch her marionette dancing in a happy summer time way. And I think how much fun the Mime must be, merry and gay. The Mime is a trickster though, wearing a faux happy mask. She makes it look like she is delighting in his puppeteer’s task. Inside she is crying, inconsolable and ready to burst with sorrow. I am afraid that the marionette will be the only one here tomorrow.

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Date: 12/2/2022 7:49:00 PM
Ah, this is so true of comedians, Caren. Many times they are making us laugh, but they are crying inside. The number of suicides among comedians is staggering.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 12/3/2022 6:51:00 PM
It is a valid thought - they are cheering us up because they have given up on cheering themselves.

Book: Shattered Sighs