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It was what costumers call a “quad suit,” a costume in which the performer runs around on all fours.[…]Used by street performers and in stage-shows, quad-suit performers have an uncanny knack for looking like the real thing, albeit for short periods of time.

The ruffler in leather, who lately went fighting through the door, has returned, presumably by means of another entrance.

It was just an ordinary silk scarf, given a half twist and the ends carefully sewn together, but that, of course, made it a Möbius scarf, the very idea of which I just thought was wonderful.