A radiant woman dangles fifty feet off the ground, her torso impossibly reversed against its natural bend, black light flickering off the flames and sequins on her magnificent costume, while only hands and feet keep her from slipping out the bottom of an open globe. For just an instant, panic seems to flicker across her face, but she governs it. Smiling all the time, she pulls herself up to a seated position, and shuts the latch.
Six big cats arrange themselves shoulder-to-shoulder. They stand almost motionless as a heavily muscled tiger performs a standing leap over the group. A lion grunts annoyance at his distant cousin, who clips him on the descent. The handler firmly invites him to try it again. Once more he leaps, now clearing the whole lot of them, to uproarious applause.
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