<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">balloons</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>toys by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>balloon</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Air-tight bags of rubber, plastic, paper, silk, or similar lightweight material, of varying shapes and sizes, usually brightly colored, which, when inflated with air or lighter-than-air gas, becomes lighter or nearly as light as air. Small ones that can be handled by children are intended as toys or as decorations.  Largr-than-life examples, often representing lifelike or fictional beings and objects, are used in parades and other public displays. ]]></note></mads>