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A rebel inhabits a world where conformity and punctuality are top priorities and the Ticktockman cannot accept the Harlequin's presence in his perfectly ordered world. ** ### Amazon.com Review "My soul would be an outlaw," begins the storyteller in this short tale of the timeless war between Conformity and Rebellion, in the guise of the Master Timekeeper (a.k.a. the Ticktockman) and the renegade Harlequin. In a completely regulated society, where being a minute late here and there shortens your life accordingly, the Ticktockman is king; Harlequin is the jellybean joker who wants to knock him from his perch. Rick Berry's dark, lush illustrations magnify the force of a story that reminds readers of the best parts of George Orwell's *1984* or Terry Gilliam's *Brazil*. ### Review "The categories are too small to describe Ellison. Lyric poet, satirist, explorer of odd psychological corners, moralist, purveyor of pure horror and black comedy; he is all of these and more." The San Francisco Chronicle "[Harlan Ellison] is a phenomenon, sui generis." Digby Diehl, Playboy "Jealous artists might want to, but no one paints with confidence and excitement like Rick Berry." Locus -- **San Francisco Chronicle*,*Locus**