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Harry Houdini
Alexander Herrmann
Jean Hugard

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The great day of the Fire-eater - or, should I say, the day of the great Fire-eater - has passed.

Harry Houdini
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I have not drawn a very rosy picture of the magician. I did not intend to do so. To the novice entering the life and promising himself ease, indolence, and wealth, I should say, "Don't!"

Alexander Herrmann
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It is presentation which lifts the card trick from the level of the commonplace puzzle to the status of an unforgettable and inexplicable mystery.

Jean Hugard
Jean Hugard

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