“Man goes to doctor. Says he’s depressed. Doctor says, ‘Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up.’ Man bursts into tears. Says, ‘But doctor… I am Pagliacci.’”
—Alan Moore, Watchmen
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