:17:01
Breathes fire now and then - mostly at people who poke it, little boy.
:17:09
Its inside is an inferno, but its skin is so cold it burns!
:17:17
Speaks seventeen languages badly, and is subject to gout.
:17:22
Creatures of night, brought to light!
:17:33
The satyr.
:17:35
Ladies, keep back!
:17:38
I shouldn't be here. But quickly, tell me what you see.
:17:42
Don't be afraid. Look at your fellow legends and tell me what you see.
:17:48
What he calls a manticore looks to be no more than a shabby,
toothless lion.
:17:54
And she has them believing that poor old ape with a twisted foot is a
satyr!
:18:00
Illusions! Deceptions! Mirages!
:18:04
Your Mommy Fortuna cannot truly change things!
:18:07
That's true; she can only disguise. And only for those eager to
believe whatever comes easiest.
:18:13
The Midgard Serpent.
:18:16
It's got the whole world in its coils.
:18:25
No, she can't turn cream into butter.
:18:27
But she can make a lion look like a manticore to eyes that want to
see a manticore.
:18:32
Just as she'd put a false horn on a real unicorn to make them see the
unicorn.
:18:37
I know you. If I were blind I would know who you are.
:18:41
Who are you?
:18:43
I am called Schmendrick, the magician. You wouldn't have heard of me.
:18:49
I entertain the sightseers as they gather for the show.
:18:53
It's not much of a job for a real magician, but I've had worse.