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Diabolo Nightmare, A (1907)
 

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A clerk is seized with the diabolo mania and is discovered at practice during office hours and discharged. He goes home, still playing the game, regardless of passing traffic and finally ends up in bed with the toy. In a dream, he pursues his passion in a number of escapades which involve him with a chimney sweep on the roof, a balloon, and an adventure at the bottom of the sea. When he wakes up, he takes to the game again.