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The Harlequin
The Harlequin, whose real name is Everett C. Marm, is a ‘‘man who had no sense of time.’’ Dressed in motley fashion, the Harlequin disrupts the daily activities of the society in which he lives through practical jokes (such as showering shift workers with jelly beans) and his general lack of attention to time. Physically, the Harlequin is a small man, ‘‘elfin and dimpled and bright-eyed.’’ He becomes a sort of hero to the lower classes, the people who through their daily work allow the entire system to run. Because of this, he comes to the...

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