the happiest of the shirleys knows nothing of reality.

"she is lucky, so lucky." says the watchers. "she is happy, so happy."

"there is no world outside this place." she states a fact, smiling wide.
"this is paradise! come, come! won't you play a game with me?
let's dance forevermore!"

"she is lucky, so lucky." the observers always say. "such a pity, such a pity,
that's it has to be this way."