What to do If One Finds Oneself at the Circus
Don’t Panic. You just might turn out to be one of the lucky ones.
Do not join in the acts. The circus will think you are one of its own and keep you.
The music is trying to charm you. Play hard to get.
The Ringmaster will look like they have two heads. They do. Do not listen to either; they both lie.
Do not go into the back tent. Yes, I do hear the screams and yes, I hear what they are saying. But they do not belong to us, they belong to the circus. Come away now, we mustn’t be seen here.
The clowns don’t look at all like you expect them too. I would advise against looking for their faces.
Eat nothing that is offered to you. You can’t know from what plane of existence it came from, or to what new master it will bind you.
The Circus does have animals. They are not from this plane of existence, but they certainly are magnificent. One even looks like a duck.
Do not wander the grounds around the Circus. You may think you know these fields like the back of your hand, you grew up here after all. But these are no longer those fields; something new has taken their place for the night.
Never allow the Circus to set up its tents on your land, or else you too will be replaced by something new. But only for the night.
The Magician is fake. The Automaton is real.
I must insist you do not enter the Hall of Mirrors. What comes out will not be you and where you come out will not be here.
All your earthly problems will disappear if you join the circus, and they will be more than happy to take you. After all, a human is a novel attraction and can always be relied upon to draw a crowd.
The washrooms are on the left beside the Big Top.
If you can manage it, just don’t go. Just don’t go to the Circus, it will save you quite a bit of trauma, and both of us quite a bit of trouble. But I suppose I cannot stop you.
You mustn’t scream when the acrobats come out. They will hear you, and insist you join them. They will tell you it will be fun, but your bones aren’t meant to bend that way. They will break you.
Despite what you see at the Circus, you mustn’t make a sound. You must not weep, scream, or rage. At the Circus, every sound you make is laughter and if you aren’t careful, they may think that you are enjoying the show.
Remember. The circus is always looking for new acts.
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