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The Ballroom

           

           (AndtheRedDeathheldswayoverall.)

           Hefrowned,andthenshookthethoughtaway.Itwasathoughtwithnomeaningorreferenceforhim.

           Hereachedhisindexfingeroutagainandpushedtheminutebanduptothehour,curiousaboutwhatmighthappen.Itobviouslywasn’tacuckooclock,butthatsteelrailbadtohavesomepurpose.

           Therewasasmall,ratchetingseriesofclicks,andthentheclockbegantotinkleStrauss’s"BlueDanubeWaltz."Apunchedrollofclothnomorethantwoinchesinwidthbegantounwind.Asmallseriesofbrassstrikersroseandfell.Frombehindtheclockfacetwofiguresglidedintoviewalongthesteeltrack,balletdancers,ontheleftagirlinafluffyskirtandwhitestockings,ontherightaboyinablackleotardandballetslippers.Theirhandswereheldinarchesovertheirbeads.Theycametogetherinthemiddle,infrontofVI.

           Dannyespiedtinygroovesintheirsides,justbelowtheirarmpits.Theaxisbarslippedintothesegroovesandheheardanothersmallclick.Thecogsateitherendofthebarbeganto.turn."TheBlueDanube"tinkled.Thedancers’armscamedownaroundeachother.Theboyflippedthegirlupoverhisheadandthenwhirledoverthebar.Theywerenowlyingprone,theboy’sheadburiedbeneaththegirl’sshortballetskirt,thegirl’sfacepressedagainstthecenteroftheboy’sleotard.Theywrithedinamechanicalfrenzy.

           Danny’snosewrinkled.Theywerekissingpeepees.

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