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$\"\"$ <\/a> We went to the circus last night with the kids and some friends. I love the circus. There\u2019s something ancient and earthy and common about it. It\u2019s more high tech now, but it\u2019s still the same entertainment that has been around since Roman times: acrobats, lovely ladies, brave men, wild beasts, magicians, clowns, spangly costumes, special effects, lights and music.<\/p>\n

What could be more fun that seeing two pretty ladies being shot out of a cannon and flying across the room, or watching eleven elephants stand on their heads, or twelve Chinese acrobats do astounding leaps and bounds? There were dogs who could walk on their front legs, dancing tigers slapstick and magic tricks where people were cut in half\u2026<\/p>\n

Quite wonderful really.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"