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Magicseen No. 87 (July 2019)

Mark Leveridge & Graham Hey & Phil Shaw
Magicseen No. 87 (July 2019) by Mark Leveridge & Graham Hey & Phil Shaw

Vol. 15, No. 3, July 2019; 60 pages
Cover: Peter Turner

  1. A Word From The Editor
  2. Contents
  3. The Mailbox - Your View - Have Your Say
  4. Peter Turner: His Majesty of Mind Manipulation - cover article/interview by Graham Hey
  5. Masterclass
    1. Riffle Four - Chiam Yu Sheng
    2. Book of the Fallen - Peter Turner
  6. Shout Outs - Here are some special 'extra' announcements from a few of our regular advertisers
  7. Reinventing the Magic Model - Jez Rose
  8. Live Review - Monday Night Magic - The Players Theatre, New York - review by Phil Shaw
  9. The Strolling Mentalist - Mark Leveridge
  10. Pros & Cons - "It's a good idea to feature routines...
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Magicseen No. 47 (Nov 2012)

Mark Leveridge & Graham Hey & Phil Shaw
Magicseen No. 47 (Nov 2012) by Mark Leveridge & Graham Hey & Phil Shaw

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Vol. 8, No. 5, November 2012; 64 pages

Cover: Paul Stockman

  1. Welcome – editor's letter
  2. Readers' Letters
  3. In The News
  4. Tre Cool – mini interview
  5. In The News
  6. Dealer's Booth – Warped Magic – Mark Leveridge
  7. I'll Never Forget – Top Actress & Magic Fan Helen Baxendale
  8. Mickael Chatelain - Magic's Mad Scientist!! - interview
  9. Angelo Carbone - Thinking Loud & Clear! - interview
  10. It's All In Your Approach - Part 2 – Mark Leveridge
  11. Paul Stockman - Around the World, Around the House! - cover article/interview by Graham Hey
  12. Competition Time!
  13. The Chop Cup – The Poor Man's Cups...
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Magicseen No. 50 (May 2013)

Mark Leveridge & Graham Hey & Phil Shaw
Magicseen No. 50 (May 2013) by Mark Leveridge & Graham Hey & Phil Shaw

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Vol. 9, No. 2, May 2013; 64 pages

Cover: Steve Cohen

  1. Welcome – editor's letter
  2. Letters
  3. News
  4. It's the Celebrity Bit – Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito
  5. Brilliant Blackpool! – report on the Blackpool 2103 convention
  6. All In Character, Part 1 – Morgan and West
  7. Jay Fortune, The Secret Agent
    • The Agent Equation: Agent = Volume Paid Work
  8. Stefan Olschewski, Mesmerizing!
    • Quickies!
  9. The 7 Deadly Sins … of Table Hopping – Mark Leveridge
    • 1. Bad Timing
    • 2. Too Much Clutter
    • 3. Angle Poise
    • 4. Overstaying Your Welcome
    • 5. Avoiding Resets
    • 6. Projection and...
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Pentagram Magazine

Peter Warlock
Pentagram Magazine by Peter Warlock

The legendary Pentagram Magazine edited by Peter Warlock appeared from 1946 to 1959. It features superb magic from Alex Elmsley, Robert Harbin, Fred Kaps, Stewart James, Dai Vernon, Al Koran, Roy Walton, Arthur Carter, Leslie May, Charles Cameron, Ron Baillie, Jack Avis, Gus Southall, Edmund Rowland, Ed Marlo, Graham Adams and many others.

Every trick can be accessed via the hyperlinked index.

Now the Pentagram is within reach of all those who enjoy great magic.

1st edition 1946-1959; 1311 pages.


Volume 1
  • No. 1: October 1946
    • Your Fate In A Teacup / Peter Warlock
    • Super Speller / George Blake
    • Cig-Repeat / Cecil Tebbett
    • Tissue Paper Monte / Tom Sellers
  • No. 2: November...
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Conjurers Chronicle

Wilford Hutchinson
Conjurers Chronicle by Wilford Hutchinson

This house organ ran from May 1919 until February 1940. Each issue had 8 pages and was mostly filled with ads for items Hutchinson retailed. However most issues also included a trick contribution or effect (see below for the list of contents). The most interesting contribution is Graham Adams' Card Work, a series of his favorite effects, moves and in particular his take and fondness of Erdnase.

  • Volume 1
    • The Evolution of the Flags / Wilford Hutchinson
    • The "C.H." Sympathetic Blocks / Cecil Heygate
    • The Mysterious Glass Frames (stage illusion) / B. Wayre
    • The "Flu" Trick / Jas. H. Smith (The Naval...
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The Best of Pentagram Card Magic

Martin Breese
The Best of Pentagram Card Magic by Martin Breese

Fabulous collection of card magic culled from the pages of The Pentagram, including an excellent chapter by Graham Adams.

  • Introduction
  • George Blake's Super Speller
  • The Nonsuch Card Prediction By Francis Haxton
  • A Legacy From Jordan By Francis Haxton
  • An Ace Change By Roy Walton
  • Double Stop By Franklin V. Taylor
  • R. J. Fisher On Double Stop
  • Double-Stoppered By Ron Baillie
  • Jack Potter On Double Stop
  • Full Stop, Double Stop By Hugh A Carroll
  • A Trick With A Purpose By Wilfred Jonson
  • Turnover Change By Harry Hickson
  • The Twenty-Seventh Card By C. Dudley Whitnall
  • Improved Sure-Fire Force By C. Dudley Whitnall ...
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Tops Volume 21 (1956)

Percy Abbott
Tops Volume 21 (1956) by Percy Abbott...
  1. ...
    • ...
      • ...
      • Puzzling Ring On the Rope
      • New Ring On Rope
      • Slater's Ring On the Rope
      • Borrowed Ring On Rope
      • "Cheeky" Rope and Ring Trick
      • Edward Smith's Rope and Ring Trick
      • The Dropping Ring
      • Wholesale Ring Removal
      • Charles Leedy's Rope Rings
      • Eddie Joseph's Ringed
      • Graham Adams' Rope and Ring
      • Jordan's Psychic Ring Routine
      • The Rope Through the Stick
      • Grant's Witch's Broom
      • Cutting a Woman in Half
    • Chapter 4 - Cut-Restored Cord
      • The Famous Kellar String Trick
  2. Sid Lorraine's Chatter
    • A Special Notice to All Canadian Magicians ...
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Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks Volume 1

Stewart James
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks Volume 1 by Stewart James...
  • ...
    • ... Ring On The Rope
    • The New Ring On Rope
    • Slater's Ring On The Rope
    • Borrowed Ring On Rope
    • The "Cheeky" Rope And Ring Trick
    • Edward Smith's Rope And Ring Trick
    • The Dropping Ring
    • Wholesale Ring Removal
    • Charles Leedy's Ropo Ringo
    • Charles T. Jordan's Psychic Ring Release
    • Eddie Joseph's Ringed
    • Graham Adams' Rope And Ring Experiment
    • The Rope Through The Stick
    • U. F. Grant's Witch's Broom
    • Cutting A Woman In Half
  • Chapter 4: Cut And Restored Cord
    • The Famous Kellar String Trick
    • Karl Germaine's String Restoration
    • Joe Berg's Japanese Paper String Restoration
    • Figure "8" String Restoration ...
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The Gen Volume 14 (1958)

Harry Stanley & Lewis Ganson
The Gen Volume 14 (1958) by Harry Stanley & Lewis Ganson...
  1. ... pages - cover picture: Phoa Yan Tiong
  2. Front Page Personality - Phoa Yan Tiong
  3. From The Gen Desk - comments from Lewis Ganson
  4. Rice Bowl and Balls - Phoa Yan Tiong
  5. Rink's Lay-Down Change - Card Magic by "Rink" (Holland)
  6. Strange as it May Seem - The Bird that Committed Suicide - Article by Graham Adams
  7. Window Envelope - Mental Magic by Malcolm Davison
  8. Children's Corner - series by Wilfred Tyler
    • productions
  9. Lewis Ganson Explains - series
    • Chinese Magic - Dai Vernon
      • Chinese Matches
      • Chinese Coins
  10. Common Sense About Postage ... - comments about...
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Bobby Bernard

Bobby Bernard(London, England: 19th March 1931 - 10th November 2014)

Stage name of Bernard Samuel Lerner since 1946, aka "Bernard Vincent" for mental act (1948 only). Learned magic in 1936 visiting Davenport's, later lessons from Edward Victor and Graham Adams. Stage and film actor (since 1947) and teacher of stagecraft. Also pro performer and teacher of magi, specializing in close-up, mentalism, plus a costume act as "Isaac Fawkes". Magic collector. 1969 British Ring Conventioneers Trophy.

Invented Magic Mirror (1954) and Bernard Coin Box (1961).

 

The Sphinx Volume 42 (Mar 1943 - Feb 1944)

John Mulholland
The Sphinx Volume 42 (Mar 1943 - Feb 1944) by John Mulholland...
40
Squawks. By Frazee.41
25 Years Ago.41
Where They Are.41
Magic Flashes From South America. By E. Leslie Briant.42
Rabbit Eggs.42

NO. 3: MAY 1943
Maskelyne and Devant.48
The Mystery of the Writing Pad. By John Brearly.49
A Triangle of Thought. By Peter Warlock.50
The Lady Vanishes. By Graham Adams.51
Telephone Directory and Crystal. By Victor Peacock.52
Lighted Cigarette. By Wilfrid Jonson.54
The Three Guesses. By E. G. Brown.59
The Magic Spell. By Douglas Craggs.60
"So You Want to Talk, eh?". By Fred Culpitt.61
Conjurer to His Majesty's Forces.62
London Notes. By Wilfrid...
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The Magic Wand Volume 19 (1930)

George Johnson
The Magic Wand Volume 19 (1930) by George Johnson...
  1. ...
    • ...
      • ... a Key - William Larsen & T. Page Wright
  2. New Apparatus
    • A new dye tube from Prof. Edgar
    • A new handkerchief ball from the Magical Supply Company
    • Another Vanishing Wand from the Magical Supply Company
    • Release It
    • The Graham Adams Match Box
  3. Olla Podrida - miscellaneous comments

  1. Vol. 19, Number 146 June-September, 1930 [50 numbered & 8 unnumbered advertising pages]
  2. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
    • These Secrets!
    • Cagliostro Again
    • What Magicians Want
    • The Wizard of Gallspach
  3. The Magnetic Knife - Bruce Hurling
  4. Obituary - Dr. A. M. Wilson
  5. The Grand Séance of the Magic Circle - review
  6. A Passing Thought - E. Albert Gillett
  7. Hell's Bells Again - Wilf. Huggins
  8. Tommy and the...
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The Magic Wand Volume 21 (1932)

George Johnson
The Magic Wand Volume 21 (1932) by George Johnson

Numbers 153-156

253 pages

  1. Vol. 21, Number 153 March-May, 1932 [52 numbered & 8 unnumbered covers and advertising pages]
  2. Quarterly Notes - by the editor
    • Twenty-One
    • Fire Kings
    • Variety from the U.S.A.
    • The Gentle Art of Disparagement
    • Hartz Mysteries
  3. A Week of Magic - report
  4. The Maskelyne Memorial Fund - auction of "Erdnase - His Book" by Mr. Graham Adams
  5. The Bead on the String - Vincent Dalban
  6. A Novel Wand Effect - T. Westwood Bradley
  7. Again the Spelling Bee - S. H. Sharpe
  8. Crystalogy - Wilf. Huggins
  9. Off Goes His - Nothing - J. F. Orrin
  10. The Rainbow Sticks - Tom Sellers
  11. Wicked Willie and Naughty Nancy - Will Blyth ...
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Magigram Volume 26 (Sep 1993 - Aug 1994)

Supreme-Magic-Company
Magigram Volume 26 (Sep 1993 - Aug 1994) by Supreme-Magic-Company...
  1. ... Pages - advertising
  2. Trixigram - Ian Adair
    1. comments from Ian Adair
    2. Publisher's Note
    3. Tricky Teaser - Derek Lawrence
    4. Royal Command Performance
    5. Supreme Evening at The Magic Circle
    6. £3.5 Billion Vanishes - Just Like That!
    7. Magic Ads of Yesteryear - Ian Adair
      • The Graham Adams Four Ace Trick
    8. Visual Magic at Its Best!
    9. Very Impressed!
    10. Flashback 1949 - Unique Magicians' Club
    11. Deans [Dicky & Marg] of Magic
    12. United International Effort Triumphs!
    13. Magic in the Philippines
    14. A Letter Out of the 'Idea Machine'
    15. Solutions to Tricky Teaser
    16. German Tour [Hannay]
    17. Jack Rees and the Boy Magicians' Club
    18. A Good Touch-Up!
    19. Goodbye Bayard [Grimshaw] - obituary
    20. Accepting the Invitation
    21. 24th Australian Convention
    22. Good Publicity for David [Prior]
    23. John [Wade] at Claridges
    24. Ping-Pong Magic
  3. Directors Page - this month by Spencer Laymond
  4. Before I Forget - John Wade
  5. Valentine Puzzle - Alan...
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Max Andrews' Magic Magazine: Volume 1 (Apr 1952 - Mar 1953)

Max Andrews
Max Andrews' Magic Magazine: Volume 1 (Apr 1952 - Mar 1953) by Max Andrews...
  1. ...Out of the Bag - correspondence
  2. The Devon Magic Circle's Second Bideford Convention - May 16-18
  3. The Ghostly Signature - F. G. Cleaver
  4. Mysteries from East and West - series by Lenz
    • The Romance of India - The Pigeon Mystery
  5. The Flying Sorcerers, 1952
    • Goodliffe
    • Tom Harris
    • Donald Crombie
    • Graham Adams
    • Francis Haxton
  6. Funzabuzzin - Johnny Geddes
    • Table Trickery
  7. Correction to the June Issue - Richard Himber Telephone Trick
  8. Pro Bono Magico - Vampire Club report by "Buck"
  9. Transparent Clockhand - a New Mode of Presentation - Harold Poole
  10. advertisements

Volume 1,...

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Hugard's Magic Monthly Volume 20 (Sep 1962 - Aug 1963)

Blanca López
Hugard's Magic Monthly Volume 20 (Sep 1962 - Aug 1963) by Blanca López...
  1. ... Southall
    • No. 1 - "From 72,193 to ^19,700-1"
    • No. 2 - "The Royal Flush and Quadruple Discovery"
  2. Patter Line - Cliff Green
  3. Holiday cartoon #1
  4. Lyle's Pearl Harbor - Art Lyle
  5. Talk for Tricks no. 13 - Dr. Raymond Beebe
    • Do You Gamble?
  6. Holiday cartoon #1
  7. Cigar Levitation - Graham Adams, Lester Leslie & Gus Southall
  8. A Letter from Jean Hugard - Jean Hugard's Linking Ring Routine, Part II & III - continued
  9. 75 Tricks with a Svengali Deck - Al Stevenson - advertisement
  10. Betcha, 4 - Norman Houghton
    • Solution to No. 3
  11. Book Profiles - Edgar Heyl
    • Of Books...
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Tops Volume 17 (1952)

Percy Abbott
Tops Volume 17 (1952) by Percy Abbott...
  1. ... Century Idea - Dr. Maurice
  2. re: No. 13 Abbott Catalogue
  3. Second Sight Act
    • Chart
  4. A Practical Locator - Roxy
  5. Here is a close-up of the Magicians coming from England to Colon for the Abbott Magic Get-Together
    • Geoffrey Robinson
    • Goodliffe
    • Donald Crombie
    • Francis Haxton
    • Graham Adams
    • Karr Dello
  6. Dusting Off Some Old Ones - Eddie Joseph
    • The Taj Mahal Mystery
  7. Woofle Dust - Roy Kissell & Cedric of London
  8. re: Karr Dello
  9. re: Blackstone
  10. re: The Great Cortini
  11. Combine Your Tricks - Rick the Magician
    • The Coin Wand and Coin Holder
    • Change Bag and Floating Lite Bulb
    • Milk Pitcher and Plastic...
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New Pentagram Magazine Volume 6 (March 1974 - February 1975)

Peter Warlock
New Pentagram Magazine Volume 6 (March 1974 - February 1975) by Peter Warlock...
  • ... Warlock

No. 7
  • The Visible Topit / Bob Driebeek
  • One Answer / Peter Warlock
  • Subrogation / Francis Haxton
  • Additions
  • Key to Success / Peter Warlock
  • Early Elmsley - Point of Departure

No. 8
  • More Patterns for Psychics: Telekinesis 74 / Peter Warlock
  • A Length of Rope, a Metal Ring / Graham Adams
  • Jack Avis Square's The Round / Jack Avis
  • The Ten Card Take

No. 9
  • Handkerchief, Ring and Glass / Edward G. Brown
  • The Red Lines / Arthur West
  • More Patterns For Psychics: The Dexter Syndrome / Peter Warlock

No. 10
  • Danson's Diary and Flora Diary / Ron Johnson
  • More Patterns...
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Secrets of My Magic

David Devant
Secrets of My Magic by David Devant...
  • ...
    • ... Tom Burnett, L.M.S.
    • Misdirection By Arthur Sherwood, M.I.M.C.
  • CHAPTER XXI MAGIC OF MY CONTEMPORARIES (continued)
    • A. B. C. Time-table Watch and Card Trick By Herbert J. Collings
    • A. B. C. Time-table Watch and Card Trick (Suitable for Dinner or Private Parties.)
    • A Pack of Cards Arranged by Graham Adams
    • The Caledonian Mystery By W. Donald Forsyth
    • The Diminishing Card Trick By Edward Victor
    • The Indestructible Handkerchief By Allen Benbow
    • Torn Strip of Paper By Ralph Delvin
    • The "Miracle" Torn and Restored Paper An original version by Ellis Stanyon
    • Handkerchief, Tumbler and Flowers...
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Genii Volume 31 (Sep 1966 - Aug 1967)

William W. Larsen
Genii Volume 31 (Sep 1966 - Aug 1967) by William W. Larsen

September 1966 - August 1967
William Larsen, Jr., Publisher & Editor - Geraldine Larsen Baker, Advisory Editor

548 pages

  1. Genii - Volume 31, Number 1 - September 1966 - 48 pages
  2. Cover - Dai Vernon
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. Art Baker - obituary - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Genii Speaks - (Jr)
  6. Spectator On A Tear - Edward Marlo
  7. Gems from the Loyd's Scrap-Book
    • Jardin Ellis Prediction
  8. Vanishing Music Box - Graham Reed
  9. Armed Forces Magician's Assn.
  10. Hollywood Magic Has New Catalog
  11. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - William Reed Woodfield & Charles Miller, editors
    1. The Velcro...
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New Tops Volume 6 (1966)

Neil Foster
New Tops Volume 6 (1966) by Neil Foster...
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    • ...
  2. Patter & Presentation - Gene Gordon
    • Roydon Wand Routine - Bill Severn
    • A Trip to Monsterville Continued - The Skeets-Burgers [Billiard Ball Stand] - Dale Salwak
  3. Dinner Bell - U. F. Grant
  4. McAthy's Ventopics - George McAthy
    • Francis Patterson's Dialog
  5. Reed This - Graham Reed
    • Your Name in Print - first in a series
  6. Fox Tales - Karrell Fox
    • Handbill gag
  7. Just for Us Young Guys - Harry George
    • Magician of the Month - Bill Hutcheon
  8. London Notes - Wilford Hutchinson, Jr.
  9. Magic Nuts I Have Known - by One of Them
    • Jack Pyle
  10. Johnstone's Column...
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Genii Volume 33 (Sep 1968 - Aug 1969)

William W. Larsen
Genii Volume 33 (Sep 1968 - Aug 1969) by William W. Larsen...
  1. ...
  2. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  3. The "Simplex" Handkerchief Card Rise - Joseph K. Schmidt
  4. "Do As I Do" Paper Cutting Trick - Dave Robbins
  5. "Ultimate" Flight of Coins Into A Closed Box - Dr. Dan J. Alessini
  6. Birds Of A Feather - Glenn Gravatt
  7. Art Lyle's Petty Larceny
  8. With Tricks You Own - Howard A. Adams
    • The Rain's A Pain
    • Buster Bunny
  9. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charles Miller, editor
    1. The Indian Cups and Balls - Charlie Miller Version
    2. Intermission - Charles Miller
    3. Review of Mr. John B. Stone - A Gentleman Forward and Backwards
  10. Bagdad - News From All Over the...
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Genii Volume 34 (Sep 1969 - Aug 1970)

William W. Larsen
Genii Volume 34 (Sep 1969 - Aug 1970) by William W. Larsen...
  1. ...
    • ...
    • Hex! - Bill Madsen & Al Forgione, compilers
    • Television Puppet Magic - Ian Adair
    • The Ad-Libber's Handbook - Robert Orben
    • How to do Miracle Memory Feats - Ward the Magician
    • Magic As An Art - All India Magic Circle & P. C. Sorcar
    • Magic Collector's Reprint Series No. 2 - Walter Graham
    • Aldini's Lecture Notes
    • Al Goshman brochure
    • Semana International de la Magia y la Ilusion program
  2. Magicians' Guild News - Marie Elena
  3. 25 Years Ago In Genii - Gerrie Larsen Baker
  4. An Open Letter To Prospective Employers - Jules Lenier

  1. Genii - Volume 34, Number 4 - December 1969...
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Genii Volume 47 (1983)

William W. Larsen
Genii Volume 47 (1983) by William W. Larsen...
  1. ... Ads

  1. Genii - Volume 47, Number 2 - February 1983 - 60 pages
  2. Cover - Johnny Paul
  3. In This Issue - contents
  4. The Genii Speaks - WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch - Dai Vernon
  6. Illusion Plans - Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Little Box from Borneo
  7. OICUFESP - Genii Edition 17 - Howard Adams
    • Dynasthree
  8. Taco Twins - Phil Goldstein
  9. Heads I in, Tails You Lose - Daniel R. DeFassio
  10. Cards and Plates - Fred Maro
  11. Tricks That Leave Their Mark - Robetrt Momyer
    • Divining the Card
    • Weigh the Difference
  12. Magicana - A Magazine Within A Magazine - Charlie Miller & William...
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