Goose Fair

This year wasn't quite the same. It was fun, to be sure, but just not as fun as I remembered it. It's quite strange really; the weather was much better but still the lights didn't seem quite as bright - in general, I just didn't manage to see as much magic as last year. I remember being surrounded by crowds, amazed by the sheer scale of the spectacle, in awe of the towering rides, assaulted from all sides by the deafening roar of music and the multitudinous screams of joy and terror, mixed with a hearty dose of industrial noise. Since then, I've been completely besotted with the idea of the outdoor amusement park and have been looking forward to Goose Fair ever since term started. But now I can't help but wonder if my expectations killed the actual experience

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- did you hear about the girl who wrapped roses in medical infusion bags to keep them from dying?
- no, are they still alive?
- hard to say