| I stepped out onto the midway. |
| I was looking for the pirate
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| ship and saw this small, old tent at one end. |
| It was blue,
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| and had white lights hanging all around it.
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| I decided to check out the tent, it seemed I could hear music coming from
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| inside.
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| As I walked toward it, I passed a crowd of people at the sideshow.
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| I couldn’t figure out why they would want to wait in line.
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| I pulled back the drape thing on the tent.
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| There was a crystal ball at the table, and behind it, a girl wearing a hat. |
| She
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| smiled, and asked me if I wanted my fortune read.
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| I said okay, and sat down.
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| I thought about it for a minute, and asked her if she would rather go on the
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| roller coaster instead.
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| Creeping up into the sky.
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| Stopping, at the top and, starting down.
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| The girl grabbed my hand, I clutched it tight.
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| I said good-bye to the ground.
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| Far below, a soiled man.
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| A bucket of torn tickets at his side.
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| He watches as the children run by.
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| And picks his teeth.
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| Spinning 'round, my head begins to turn.
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| I shouted, and searched the sky for a friend.
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| I heard the fortune teller, screaming back at me.
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| We stuck out our hands, and met the winds.
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| The girl falters as she steps down from the platform.
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| She clutches her stomach, and begins to heave.
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| The ticket-taker smiles, and the last car is ready.
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| Who told you that you could leave?
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| The sun was setting by the time we left.
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| We walked across the deserted lot, alone.
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| We were tired, but we managed to smile.
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| And the gate I said goodnight to the fortune teller.
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| The carnival sign threw colored shadows on her face, but I could
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| tell she was blushing. |