Does 'At first, the adult tries to capture the child's attention by working the toy and, as the clown emerges, exclaiming,  Pop!' exist in a separate context from 'The child is happy and laughing when the clown emerges.', without logical interdependence?
At first, the adult tries to capture the child's attention by working the toy and, as the clown emerges, exclaiming,  Pop!###The child is happy and laughing when the clown emerges.