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The Great Illusory

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Reads 35
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Parts 4
Time 25m

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Herbert Cole has spent a lifetime making the impossible seem real as the Great Illusory, but there are some realities that cannot be escaped. In order for old wounds to heal, the down-and-out magician must find that true magic is not all card tricks and illusion in this short tale of loss and friendship.

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