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While the Hoops performers are being escorted off stage (the same way they came on, via the Téléphérique), a small celebration is going on below them on stage. But this ruckus is short-lived, as thunder and lighting scare the party-goers off. The world of Quidam once again turns somber, darker, and ominous.

Slowly, delicately, and purposefully the Égarés - the lost ones - who have made their way back onto the stage under John's leadership, mill about as if unsure where to go, or what to do. Meanwhile, in place of the retreating Hoops, Target now glides out over the masses, the top-half of the bird cage in his right hand, a bell in his left.

Then all at once, unable or unwilling to press on any longer, the Égarés collapse around young Zoe at the first knell. By the second, she feels compelled to release her balloon (a symbol of her soul and innocence) to Target, who claims it within in his cage. And then, as Target glides away, all who are lost on the stage release their souls too...

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