I, er...

Well, I suppose this may seem like a bit of an odd question, but, er...if I might ask, what is that great big pole in the Square meant to be, then? I don't think I recall hearing about any Christmas traditions with that sort of thing in mind--is it meant for a banner of some sort, or...?

And moreover, what's gotten into everyone today? Honestly, I only tried to ask one of the people standing around the Square what might've been going on, and he wouldn't even answer me! He was all caught up in snapping about something or other, and refused to even give me the time of day. It's just awful, really.

Whatever it is, I do hope it's over at midnight and won't stay through until Christmas. It'd be just awful, trying to spend such a happy holiday with so much unpleasantness all around.

I would just like to say, that there are not nearly enough proper people here. A-and by this... I mean ones that are not quite so very Tall.

Th-there needs to be more Tree homes too. And I mean 'more' here as in All of the homes should be proper Trees, not the boxy untree type of things that they currently are....