But no one had really thanked them very much, and no one had really
noticed whether or not they were enjoying their skating. . .
For the other week, they had simply skated. . .albeit away from the
eyes of anyone but themselves and their friends. . .as they had for
many days and nights before they had become so famous. They had to
say, for the record, that they enjoyed the second week much more.
They offered to skate in public every other week, and not to keep a
cent for themselves, just so they could skate alone for themselves.
They offered to skate in public on the weekends, 9 times out of 10,
and not to keep a cent for themselves, just so they could be alone,
skating for themselves, or just living, the rest of the time.
There was not even a mummer of approval from amongst the vendors or
the parents. . .who wanted control virtually all of the time.
And so the Wonderlanders came to a fateful decision. . . .
They would skate as much in public as was expected. . .and lull the
parents and vendors into a state of false complacency. . .while the
time was spent perfecting their plans for a permanent escape, as it
was now a decade since this had all begun, and every one of them in
the group should have long since started their own life and family.
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