[G. S. Carnivals]

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'Did you ever wonder, Mr. Veech,' Voke begins, parading slowly toward his guest while holding one side of his coat like the train of a gown, 'did you ever wonder what it is that makes the animation of a wooden dummy so horrible to see, not to mention to hear. Listen to it, I mean really listen. Ya-ha-ha-ha-ha: a stupid series of sounds that becomes excruciatingly eloquent when uttered by the Ticket Man. They are a species of poetry that sings what should not be sung, that speaks what should not be spoken. But what in the world is it laughing about. Nothing, it would seem. No clear motives or impulses make the dummy laugh, and yet it does! Ya-ha-ha-ha-ha, just as pure and as evil as can be.'       Thomas Ligotti - “Dr. Voke and Mr. Veech” Added by: G. S. Carnivals on 11-22-2007 #227