On Saturday night they take one last walk around the Fringe. It is warm and humid, the moon is high in the sky, the air filled with screams emanating from the Kamikaze ride.
The VeloDrone: I always meant to go on that Kamikaze ride.
Belle et Bonne: Why didn't you?
The VeloDrone: I went on the Ferris wheel, and after that things got rather hectic.
Le Bon David: I always meant to go into the Wax Hand tent and get a wax hand made. A red one.
Marie: I was going to buy some frilly knickers from Frilly Knickers.
Belle et Bonne: We can still do all those things. Let's go into the Garden. Oh dear! Look at the length of the queue!
The VeloDrone: Let's go over to Gluttony instead. There won't be a queue.
They wander over to Gluttony. It is ill-lit. There are statues of pigs. People are sitting at tables under the trees on low seats and cushions, drinking and talking. Everyone is waiting for the Silent Disco to begin.
Belle et Bonne: Let's do the Silent Disco!
Marie: Yes, let's!
Le Bon David: How is it done?
Marie: You wear headphones and dance. Only the dancers can hear the music. To everyone else it looks strange.
The VeloDrone: I should like to do that.
So they put on their headphones and dance. And here we shall leave them, silently dancing at Gluttony under the yellow half moon, farewelling the Fringe.
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