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Almost a pun failure, as it is arguable the joke of her equivocation is already well-cemented in panel 3 and then the clues in panel 4 are just a waste. But probably it is also arguable that many a reader would miss the gag in panel 3 and there is a definite need for panel 4 …

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And this dampens my hope of someday understanding what “fugue state” is or is not related to.

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Yes, it’s the same David Mamet better known as a playwright.