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Ideal for: children who wish to run away from home.
Job Specifications: You climb about three stories
above the ground, and walk a very thin rope with nothing but a long stick to
help you balance. But that’s not all. The crowd wants tricks, and tricks
you’ll give them. Somersault. Jump. Pirouette. Perform numerous acrobats in
midair, while the audience claps wildly and throws popcorn at you as a show
of appreciation.
Drawbacks: One wrong move and you could fall. Sure there’s a safety net—
although some particularly evil circus masters will remove this to add to
the excitement level of the show—but there’s still the risk that you hit the
ground the wrong way and break your neck. It’s all part of the glamour of
show business. Keep up the good work, and when you grow too heavy for
walking tightropes, you can be promoted to lion tamer.
Perks: You’re a circus star, with your own dressing room and first dibs at
the mess hall. If you are injured, and become a drooling paraplegic, you may
find an opening as a circus freak.
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