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| description = '''Officially Unofficial Circus History''' is a book containing the origin story for [[Dribbles|Dribbles the Clown]]. | | description = '''Officially Unofficial Circus History''' is a book containing the origin story for [[Dribbles|Dribbles the Clown]]. | ||
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| quote = This book is redolent with the enticing smell of paper and ink. | | quote = This book is redolent with the enticing smell of paper and ink. | ||
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| book text = [An excerpt from the | | book text = [An excerpt from the <i>Officially Unofficial History of the Circus of the Last Days!</i> that documents the last time the circus came to Baldur's Gate.] | ||
Dumpy Dumpling was the headline act, as he had been for a decade. His performance was the usual - firework farts, chicken-snapping, and his trademark pie-in-the-ear trick. The crowd laughed, and clapped but Dumpy lacked spark - his heart wasn't in it. | |||
Dumpy called for a volunteer. An unassuming man with reddish-hair and a shy smile volunteered. | Dumpy called for a volunteer. An unassuming man with reddish-hair and a shy smile volunteered. | ||
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The man commanded the stage with the sheer joy of his presence. His one-liners were lightning quick, his comebacks even more so. The crowd were enthralled, myself included, as we laughed till we cried. By the end of the show, I had forgotten I was there to see Dumpy. | The man commanded the stage with the sheer joy of his presence. His one-liners were lightning quick, his comebacks even more so. The crowd were enthralled, myself included, as we laughed till we cried. By the end of the show, I had forgotten I was there to see Dumpy. | ||
Lucretious, the circus' ever-charismatic leader is no fool. She saw the star this man would be, even in his rough, unpolished state. She offered him a job then and there. When he bashfully accepted, the crowd erupted in applause. I knew, even then, that I had just witnessed history. | Lucretious, the circus' ever-charismatic leader is no fool. She saw the star this man would be, even in his rough, unpolished state. She offered him a job then and there. When he bashfully accepted, the crowd erupted in applause. I knew, even then, that I had just witnessed history. | ||
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Dribbles the Clown. | Dribbles the Clown. | ||
| type = Books | | type = Books | ||
| rarity = common | | rarity = common | ||
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| price = 14 | | price = 14 | ||
| where to find = * Sold by [[Nansi Gretta]] | | where to find = * Sold by [[Nansi Gretta]] | ||
* [[Baldur's Mouth]] {{coords|-49|-47}} | |||
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