From: specimenNOSPAM@curioustaxon.omy.net   
      
   On 11/15/25 4:59 AM, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:   
   > On Sat, 15 Nov 2025 05:25:49 -0330   
   > David Dalton  wrote:   
   >   
   >> I have made one final attempt at instigating sudden magickal   
   >   
   > Sadly you don't ever succeed. Or give up. Could it be that Magick just   
   > doesn't work?   
      
   There are plenty of books that will instruct you how to do magic that   
   does work. One catch is that you need to practice a lot to get the   
   sleight of hand working smoothly enough for it to go unnoticed. Another   
   catch is that you are strongly discouraged from revealing to others how   
   it works, because the wonder is lessened if you do. Usually. I have seen   
   a couple of tricks that, when I figured out a plausible way in which it   
   was done, left me in awe at the magician's skill.   
      
   --   
   Mark Isaak   
   "Wisdom begins when you discover the difference between 'That   
   doesn't make sense' and 'I don't understand.'" - Mary Doria Russell   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)