in the department store, the latest automata, gilded and studded with precious stones, had been assembled on a platform. Amber bees fluttered thin filigree wings above a bush of coral roses. A crimson rooster shook its enamel feathers as it pecked at the ground. A peacock rattled as it opened its tail adorned with turquoises and agates and, at the edge of the dais, a group of amazed children clapped their hands as a goat with a fur toque danced on its hind legs, steampunk, daylight, beautiful colors --ar 16:9