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Is everyone ready for the big dance?

How we have a dah only two women?

The women will just have to dawice as hard.

Edmund claims the first dance.

No, that is for the Dead Father.

Happiness of the Dead Father.

The Dead Father and Julie dang.

Edmund and Emma dang.

Thomas perf upon the kazoo. Alexander upon the flute. Sam upon the banjo.

The "Immigration Waltz" performed.

Light from the bonfires.

Is that horseman still following us?

Yes, still.

You dance very well.

Yes I do dance very well. You dance pretty well.

Thank you. Its kind of hard to dah this leg.

No really I mean its very smooth, sidering, but to tell the truth I really think this is a terrible dance.

Why?

Theres nobody here.

Im here.

Yes you but theres nobody else nobody new.

Do you want somebody new?

I always want somebody new.

Whats so good about somebody new?

Hes he newness.

Thats a little insulting to those of us who are not new.

Tuff titty.

Why do you keep looking around?

Looking for somebody new.

Who sent out the invitations?

Who hired the band?

Who laid on the champagne?

Who hung the crepe paper?

Who lit the bonfires?

Wish theyd play something else.

What do you want to hear?

Something new.

Anything new?

Anything new.

How about "Midnight in Moscow"?

Thats not new.

I know but its pretty.

t dao it its too slow.

Youre a little picky.

I am a little picky.

What?

I am a little picky. I know that. Tell me something new.

Dont know anything new.

I know that.

What?

Who are those people over there?

I dont know they may be the horseman who has been following us or some of his friends. Attracted by the music probably.

No theyre not theyre he horseman who has been following us is not new.

They seem sort of dark and furry.

Yes now that I look closely theyre apes.

Yes I see what you mean they do appear to be apes.

Owo three four five apes.

Yes theyre tapping their feet to the music.

Whats the tune.

Its the "Crabapple Stomp." I always liked that one.

Me too the only thing wrong with it is that its not new, do you think they want to dance?

What?

Do you think they want to dahe apes?

Ask them but maybe they would hold on too tightly.

Ill take a ce. Theyre new.

Maybe they would crush you with their incredibly powerful arms.

That would be new.

Probably they smell terribly.

That would be oo Im tired of all you sweet-smellers.

Whats that music?

Thats the "Carborundum Waltz."

I was always fond of waltzes. I remember --

Look shes not scared of the apes shes asked oo dance.

He dances pretty well, for an ape.

Whose idea was having this dan the first place?

It was the Danittee.

Well it breaks the monotony I suppose.

Yes I suppose it does that, in a sense.

I think some are male and some female the smaller ones are female, probably.

Yes theyre slightly mraceful than the males.

Im going to dah one.

Leave me here in the middle of the floor?

It will be new.

Yes it will be new but I think its slightly insulting to be dang with a person and then leave that person alone in the middle of the floor and go off and dah

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