"What the...?" Marc gasped.
He didn't have to finish the question - the other three understood perfectly. The instant he'd opened the door, the door - and the room itself - had vanished, leaving the mis-matched quartet standing in the center of the sawdust-strwen midway, shivering in the chill night air. Almost unwillingly, the four drew closer to each other to share warmth and courage as they stared about
"Spin-A-Suit!" A man shouted from a booth hung about with outfits ordinary and outrageous. A large wheel clicked as he gave it a spin. "Every one a winner, every outfit guaranteed to fit!"
"Coffee! Special-grind coffee!" Another man shouted as he pushed a wheeled cart down the midway. "Hot, help-chase-the-chill-away coffee in a half-dozen custom blends!"
"Cold?" The question came from a scantily-clad, almost overly-voluptous brunette lounging in front of a striped tent bearing a banner announcing it as 'Freakland'. "Nice and warm inside - just roll the dice to see what free exhbit you can preview..."
"Step right up, ladies and gents!" A man at a rickety card-table called, hands moving almost too fast to see as he manipulated three worn cards on the scarred surface of the table. "Find the queen, and win a dream. Hay-de, ho-di, hi, win a wish, as easy as pie..."
After a short, contentous discussion - and a quick slap of Marc's wandering hand - the quartet decided to try:
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