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For “Don’t You Worry Baby” he was joined by a female dancer on roller skates; for “Noid,” a couple of guys with cameras helped him act out his unhappy thoughts on paparazzi.

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She and Beowulf acted out a brief swordfight in which they both met gruesome ends, much like the conclusion of Hamlet.

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Miss Mortimer brought her cups of soothing tea laced with honey, and the children laughed and clapped to see her acting out all her thoughts, rather than speaking them.

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The children happily acted out the scene as he described it, using the velocipede as a stand-in for the elephant.

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But during service, one of the other kids acted out and there was a small commotion.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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