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ACOUPLE OF PEOPLE in the blue-hooded robes caifts There was some really cool stuff, like chocolate models of the nuts and bolts that Rhamus ate, and rubber dolls of Alexander Ribs that you could bend and stretch And there were clippings of the wolf-h and wiry, sharp as a knife
"There will be e, "so don’t spend all your lass statue?" Steve asked It was the same kind that Rhamus Twobellies had eaten The person in the blue hood didn’t say anything, but stuck out a sign with the price on it "I can’t read," Steve said "Will you tell me how much it costs?"
I stared at Steve and wondered why he was lying The person in the hood still didn’t speak This time he (or she) shook his head quickly andelse
"What was that about?" I asked
Steve shrugged "I wanted to hear it speak," he said, "to see if it was human or not"
"Of course it’s human," I said "What else could it be?"
"I don’t know," he said "That’s why I was asking Don’t you think it’s strange that they keep their faces covered all the time?"
"Maybe they’re shy," I said
"Maybe," he said, but I could tell he didn’t believe that
When the people selling the gifts were finished, the next freak caht it was meant to be a joke, because she didn’t have a beard!
Mr Tall stood behind her and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is a very special act Truska here is new to our family She is one of the most incredible performers I have ever seen, with a truly unique talent"
Mr Tall walked off Truska was very beautiful, dressed in flowing red robes that had an to cough and shift around in their seats
Truska stepped closer to the edge of the stage, so we could see her better, then said so She put her hands on her face, one at either side, and stroked the skin gently Then she held her nose shut with two fingers and tickled her chin with her other hand
An extraordinary thing happened: she began to grow a beard! Hairs crept out, first on her chin, then her upper lip, then the sides of her face, finally all over It was long and blonde and straight
It grew about four or five inches, then stopped She took her fingers away from her nose and stepped down into the crohere she walked around and let people pull on the beard and stroke it