The Illusionist
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"You truly are quite observant." he continued. "Quite the credit to most of your kind."
It's true, most magical critics were ultimately failures. There is usually that one trick that could not be explained, thus ending the pursuit of answers. Many critics have hit this line, and have ended up falling into the mind numbed crowd, believing these illusions to be true "magic." I, however, have yet to be stumped.
"I have enough brain to know truth," I responded, "the truth of the nonexistence of magic."
"You believe that to be true?" he questioned.
We sat there in silence for a long period of time, his question lingering in the air as a hazy mist.
"As sure as you and I are alive." I responded. "As sure as you and I are alive."
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