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...Clown psychologist consulted hisClown psychologist books. And after many days, theClown psychologist told me--in a very Objectiveway as Clown psychologists are prone to do--that Iwas suffering from a different multisyllabic wordwhich I cannot remember...
...said the only way to become a Clown againwas to understand that millions of clowns hadfailed to become Clowns again. He said that theonly way to become a clown again was to thinkabout being a Clown and talk about being a clown...
...thought about being a Clown and talkedabout being a Clown. And I thought about it somemore. And talked about it some more. And aftermuch thinking and talking I became very afraid.Not because of the huge monster that hides undermy bed and eats clowns, but because I was afraid Iwould never become a Clown again...
Cortney's Magician listened and said nothing.For, before Magicians can talk, they must absorbpain. Magicians live off Pain. (This is one wayhow Magicians and Clowns are alike.) Without Pain,Magicians die. But they can never give Pain, onlyabsorb Pain. That's why Magicians can't talk. Theyabsorb Pain, and turn it into somethingelse...like a flower, or sometimes rain, a clown,and occasionally an insect--because withoutinsects there would be no birds...
...Magician has but one enemy, History andcold toilet seats. The Magician battles Historyevery day. History tells Clowns that they will notalways be funny. History tells Clowns they can nolonger always be a Clown. And when Clowns thinkthat the sad people will not laugh at them nomatter what, they give up trying to be Clowns...