<strong>"Hoist them up!"</strong><strong>Jack Cruelson</strong>ordered. A ticking was heard in the ceiling and the chain began to move up, hoisting the large ring with it. Progressively, the slack was removed from the suspension ropes. The two girls were dragged together until they were hanging freely, intimately pressed against each other.<br/><br/>The ring continued to move until the lowest part of each artist - Felina's toes and Louise's head - were about 50-cm above the floor. At that point, the chain stopped with a jolt. The two girls were slightly swinging back and forth at the end of their ropes. Lou's dark mane was brushing against the wooden planks of the track, under her.<br/><br/>As it had arranged beforehand, the two assistants discretely left the stage, leaving the spotlights directed at the two hanging beauties and the anchor who could not help himself from touching their firm flesh in a mock attempt to adjust their position.<br/><br/>Finally, Jack Cruelson turned to the public, lifted his right hand in mid-air and, lowering it emphatically, announced:<br/><br/><strong>"And now... Let the Duel begin! It will not end until one of our lovely escape artists has crawled over the entire track and has succeeded in the final challenge. May the best girl win!"</strong>