Magjam, I wouldn't know.

But yes, Alice. I do think that we're all bozos on this bus. So let's get back to the shadows again (back where an Indian's your friend), shall we?

...she emerged in the middle of an abandoned merchant shipyard. She wondered why an abandoned ship yard should be cluttered with ships, and teeming with sailors reporting for duty and longshoremen loading cargo, but then she stopped wondering.

Her big problem was how to walk around in a clown suit without attracting attention. Then it finally occurred to her: "The reason this is all happening is...