Fanfare blasted from the exotic instruments onstage! The crowd exploded into clapping and cheering. The man on stage cleared his throat and tried to calm the audience like someone swimming against the current of a wave. He was a strange man with smooth aquatic skin the color of sapphire and with two long slug-like antenna atop his head and curled back. He wore wise robes and brass adornments across his wrists and fingers. He was a touch portly and gave a joyous smile, overwhelmed but pleased. The audience formed a calm tide for him.
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