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And because the producer is hissing from the wings: “For Heaven’s sake, move yourselves a bit!” they move themselves a bit, shake their bodies about, jostle each other in an endeavour to make one believe that they are really alive. True, there are also permanent supers who move about with a certain pride. Members of the technical staff also act as supers sometimes. Thus, you may see

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