Bavarian Fire Drill

"Now I am running through a mall, with four teenage girls. I am still a teenager myself.  Now it's a game - we are trying to see how much confusion we can create.  We shout at passers-by, things like "Oh no, he's getting away!" or "Hurry, don't fall behind!" Many kids join us even though they don't actually know what the point is.  It's sort of like the "Bavarian Fire Drill" in the Illuminatus! trilogy."

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