But the audience crowded into the hall to watch when Hlobo finally stood up, slowly stretched, pulled the suckers off the wall, and walked down the building’s stairs to the ground floor. As he descended, he moaned a bit and wept, and what had been dull felt for a moment like a passion play. What was upsetting him was obscure, but it seemed he could really use a hug. No one approached him. He lingered for a bit at the bottom of the stairs and then exited through a door into the museum’s back rooms.
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