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GIC WITHOUT MIRRORS THEMAK ING OFA MAGICIAN DAVID CONWAY FOR P.J.K "Gwisgirfi mewanm dpou ynLn Cyn peyi fd giaarRuyh wu"n . Magciw ithoMuitr rors FOREWORD Onlei ltbeto ockh anmgyle eidW.f r itiiwntag es a bsuyfit n dias nugai betl tiwtalnseo Itnt. h een Ids ettlferodM agic:a no ccpurlitmn eobrte, c aIu se partlilyce iudkil tba,urb te caIcu osuetl hdio nfnk o thbietnte.gr Thbeo oakp peian1r 7e92dw, i tahf iwen d ayosfm yb itrhadya,n Idw as noyte tth yiw rhteInfi niesdih ts,o metchoimnmge onntb eysd e verrea­l viewDeerssph.ia tvei ngl oodtfoos nt eht ehri snigntsch eeI an m,k nown evetnoy da ast he wmhaown ro t1'vlagiec: ano ccpurlitmI ednre.em da,n y peoopvleoero lk ittnehvreei nnyger aasn sdit lrlee frt ot hyeo gum nawnh o wrotMagiec : an opcrciumTlehtra .ta y saml awkmeesf e ebl etatbueotrt he ratahwkewra tridt le. A reviinet whSe u dnaTyel eragpph redIiw cotueblded c oamc eufi lgtu re amotnhgye ou nIgh .a ndo rte ckoontn heMadyt o .n aliywm a tspo romote thcea uosfme a g-irce al tmhaiagsrti,a c tt,hh etarhn se m oea knmdi rrors ki-nbdys howhioniwgt p sr acwtaisc ec omwpiacttohmim obsnle ena sned resaoInn. thhacolysodenya so,u r mfiilnlwdetisdhl ovtihnogu agnhdt s genfteullylb eydd o ptehe,ew ramsu ctha albko ouctct uilsmmo,so tfi itl l inofrmwetdih,at srgoylr,ou n,te asrcoatra dnsd carysps otpauallstsa h re lohnag,i o rwflersehdi rtfaslr teardno du, ns oettrom s enttihpoean t clih,o u Iu setdow eatrog ot ow oreka cdyhao, noefH eMraj seyts'l ecsosn ven­ tiloC niavSielr vWahnatitsno .fra mtitohnew raeos n m agtiecn tdoe db e vagauneod ft esnt realnyg, w cioatyhuh torpse,r heaapgtseo r conceal their ignorhainnctaeist,ne cgir pmesotissb tlodev i ultgtoe hu en iinai.tSt eaddly, thyea dmittoenydla tfteyhroi uss' pdea nfi tv eornt hbeo oaknw dad ed thropuaggaheft eprag oefc umebrsepo rmoPsoeep.dl ees eedsr ovmething bet.Mt aegrdiecs eedsr ovemthbienetgrt . Magiwci thuotM irrors Three swuallvlagistc : ano ccpuirlmtea rt ,i cthlaeen dsg moet wenyaetrys ltaetroT hCeo pmelt1\fagzec ianw hena n epwa perebdaictakip opne ared, thoutghnhee twi ntelvece aru ognhF.tr otmh oeu tseatiw mam bsyo th top rovhiedulelpi fnorfmattopi eoonap llreyec aodmimetdt mtaoga incd top eurasdsec ecpartlei adtehmraastg miacds ee nIsa seloh. o pteosd h ow thmaatcg iiamnysse,il nfc lwuedrneeed i,t mhaendro b ra edv,e nt heie fr habde ennto abelcxee ptiinto hnpesa sTthse.b u sueeqnrtev sia elwlowed met oh opIe's dcu cee.d ed Whawta asl togneetwwh aetsrh p er acatdivcoiancl e o sffoeemrt,h ing raerliyfe, v efuron,id np opaurbl oooknts h teo pwihci,ic oshd d because magiinsco thiinfno pgtr taic.cm aaIlhy va eb eerni gthhrteeo frteio n ucdle thweo dr" pirmeirnt"h b eo otki'ftsrolt ehi apstr elcywi hasitew ta (sO.n e reveirce owmpaitrtoae m da unailtn h peo lpauTre acYhou rselfA ts eries.) thhee aorftt hb eo ok twwceoor pmeel trei tsou,na bela soentd hK ea bbalah antdh oet hEegryt piaaswn e,al sfllu aln dde taiintlsreudc otnhi motvno s seatb opueotrr fimntgh eTmh.ie snb laeadn rye awdielrl iinnegvst tht eo neecsasrtyie ma nedoff rttot, r hyio srh ehra nadtm agAincmd.a yno f thedmiW dit.h aiw ne eokft hbeo ospk u'blisccaotorifleo esnt r teearcsh ed mef ormp eowphlore e powrtithe did geh(lta nsmdoe tiimneecsdlri uyt) thtahtoi rts h haatwd or kefrodt heTmh.ee d iotfaof rma oumsa agzine evecnoe nsfdst ehaatfteu rs ionnogef t hoei mlestn iointneh dAe p pendix, she haepnrad r thnaeednr j osyetexhd wa at-s ienv reys en-osuett hoifs world.I n eSvaaedserlkd y, whheiroc fth h see veorilalielssd tt hehya d used. Byt heI·n w parsao bbtloybo u sejynyo inmgy nceewl y.eT bhreiwrteer e telseivaoipnp eaarnardna cdeiso isnveteerwraivlJti ahedc wekMs a,n ai o, well-knbn rmovadwchalosei tdkhe arv imeno gnh iasft ernsoohwob ne ­ cauIsp er atotnel offerdt sllweyhs ihlehe a ads nootzheeeeff, c otft oo mucwhni ea ltn uchtAinmA em.e ritcealne vniestiweoovnret knun reudp oncteofi lmme i and ereglrviayecatrt dhs,ee tptriuenmasgb clhyo bsee­n cauosfaep receicvoendn ebcettiwtoeonebm ns toannmedas g tihcbe,al ck soirpnta rlta.i( rcTuhfeeep eurasdmeed s titoflm eyo jbcetiAonntdsh .e)n thewreert ehp er eisnst ersvofier eqwuste,hn batat ch ko mienW a lemsy mothsepreh notup ratssi cnugt tiianns gmasrn te awl bsuhmhe a bduo ght frot hpautr pHoesre .co onpmaeli wnatts h Ial to eodsk cryiu nffm osotf thpeh otographs. 8 Maigwci thMoiurtr ors Foarl ontgi mIre e maflitnateeder veeddn,az zlebdy, l tihemel imgyh t, onglurym bbleei tnhgMa atx iannAedel xS andaettrh tsei,e wm icthctsr' af motsg almorcoouusps loem,e teidmgemesedo uotfi t(v.Ee mna giiacns arheu maens,pl elwcyhie an tvheoe nyjl'suytt u nretdh y.i)Wr htaetvn etu­ alcloya mxeea dwy af ormi tgsl owwa asm ovteot hFeor eiOgffinca en d thceh atnlocei ea v bora(d".iW tflhudl i paltosiamtct uIws a"as s rseuwdhe n oeffrtehdpe so tI.dt)i n dot tae mk el otnwogo rokut th aaFsti rSsetc retary inB rusmsyed lalsiym eaall lowwaolnudbc eet hrteiemw ehastt hBeB C paidfr osm peo untoinnsg-e annsdet hbeiywnt a lsti tmloert eh tahn­a t inatm oi crowphhiolJneae dc ekM aneinoj ohyifesrody tw inEkvsec.nu lt figunreeetsdoe at. \VhaItd id rneioasutlen trielct elwnya tsh aatftem ryd epraera tburoad, lv!agic: ano ccpurlitmc eorn etdit noiu nuflenpceeo kpeleeon nm agic, as weallsa rotuhsieen etseotrfo tehrwsh oha nde vpervrei oyug silvietn mucthh gohuOtn.ly w heIcn h anocndeead ty ot y"pDeva iCdo nyw"aa nd "MagiicnG"to oo gdliIedr , ei ashleo pwo putlhbaeor oh kab de coIwm aes. more ttohuaflcntaht eeder sepde,yca isma alnly constpreoio kbfiu tt ors \Vitehv idaeeffnctt. (i noIon tteodto,h, Aa mte riEcvaanen lgiqcouatlesd exetnisv,ea lloymsltai svciyof,uor smpl arotfis t" .W)h haatp pteonD ead­ viCdo nayw?w"a asq eustoifotanes enk.d " Hdeei d,w" atsh aen sjwsuetr ast eognfie vn. Nottr uhea,py p,ai ntldh per esbeonoitkps r ooofif tw ,ri ttneomnte rely toc onfimrysm ru vaiblvu atsl ot op iucpkw herIel teo fffa fttehre final sentoefMagin cc:ea no ccpurlitwm aesr poennOenc etdo bteerr noaonafo n coalnded m ypS tpanbiesa(hcA sh du.d esnuq alltaleb rl etwhp ea gaewasy , frocimneg r taooc ffea t fetrh epmu,ur esbdyw idlodga snf dro locrrnio efs "Hedloa"sf orma ni ce-cslraeeasandmm e spferorc autset)T ohmfec.a itos f coursem atghiiamncty l eitd fhinedo t wehnetdnhb eo oakpa preaeldom st frotyyae rasg aon,my o rteh aisntt eadwr itht tiasp peaIrhtaa nbsce ee.n wimteha ltlh e btuiIthm iet,h erttokoe e ptc hhseoot srteyom y seNlof.w , witmyhd yaso ffl woersehdi arntpdsa tucllhioog np a-shta pyp,Isi itlll haveh am,aiy blr egierty ianttg ht ee mp-tlhetesie sm eermisgt hopt ui tt dowonnp ap,ee anrbilnagn egwe neroafrt eiaodanews re sal,tsl h owshoe oncreeaa ndId h ,o peen,j oMyaegadinc o ccpurli,tmt edor iosvcwehrt aw ent intom atkhioenfi ga t n idn tthome a kionfig ta su t.Wh hoirtlhei si sb ook byn om eaanp sr eirmIh, o ptehi attto, wo li,il no framws e alesln terItta in. is sttyhoo erfm ylf eim,a giacnoadhtl e irws-tehouigrneh ia ytbl ohtahv e 9 Magiwci thoMuitr rors ahayvsb eeonna en tdh sea me. Finlyaw,lha tId on eetdos trietssh sna ott hyiownulig rl e haedir iseam g­ inoerdi nevnte'd:Ail.tsl r ,up er"oacielmdt hFer enwcrihtH eoron rdee Bal-zianEc nlgi-sahtth set aorfot no efh ibse -sktnowwornk tshu,og h ast hbeo oiknq e ustwiaoasnn o vtehlec,nl l eyaa lrwla nso ttr u(yeBp .er ­ tendoitnhgie sreewv,ei njns ett,ha eu tdhoourlb ethsosp teomd a ekt he sotrsye emmo rcer eldeBi.eb)uc sameu cohfw haftlo lomwasby e ggabre ­ liIeh f,a bde titimettreaB azlcaa ndde clfroamarletl hyea evtr ytyhoiun g araeb otuort e iatsdr uBeyt. h Iim se atnh tahte e netvsc rdidebisehdda p­ peann tdh tahtpe e ompelnet ionedi snwo emcreae ss ie(tlasalr ne edv) e ry biatsr eaasylo aun mde I.a mn ostru ew hicihts h geer atcehrag lelt,eo n atte\mhvpaBtta ldziadc maaenkfi dc ttiaeook nnt haep peaorffac antc e ora,sIm usdtop ,er evnftca ftor m relaeidfi kicntgti hotena ,ms akd meo re dffiictub lecatuhtseye op fefi ctmiyos ontr rye seminbsol tteh sse o rt that imitlaeita,felt s e ansolttei a fsm ost kpnewoo iptbl,ues t o emthmionrge fnacuilaf nsde ienmlgfyra f tech.e d Byp roiimsntgh aaltl t reiu,Ish opek eetpyo ou rd ibselaitbe afly o ng enoutgpohe rsyuoauad menI e eidrte hlundoderid s ehsoStna.ydm lanoyf thoesgnea gieondc lctuihsamvi etn h pea bseteo nn et hooerht eartt,i mes evebno tht,h sebonhuv atep eopolleev dii mnno svott ehtry peasc toifv ity, nom athtoerwre spetchtoealn bydl ieeffr,e bnecietn hgwa hte no clctuists gow rontgh deoy msoors ep ecltalaoryc raul te watsihmto rpea cnhateh an anybeoslde(y.O l nyr eliogffeirsosen r icoopumest iwtiitfolahns p,er o­ph etgse nlelmryoa rfenut hafarnu dumleedniteu vmesnb, o itcfha uesqeu al daamgteot hosep utwthh eoti rrui snt m t.Ah)ne yawys,of ra a sh onye st ics onceIr nawemid l,lt iopn lgam cyre i ghhatno dnw hatebvoeorok f splelysos ugu gesotre veonnt hceoe lcltweodr okfMs a damaev sayBkt l ansdw etahrwa hatyt o u aabroteuor t e iasd ttrhuteth wheh,o lter uatnhd nothbiutnthg aW hta.It c angnuoatr aintsth Ieaa etm n odteu ld.eI dits soemthIia nmng o etq uitpodpc eeidOd enl.yy o cua dnot hat. Anedv eynom ua gye tw rointg . 10 Magiwci thoMuitr rors 11 Maigwci thMoiurtr ors 1 Thearrepe r ebtatbyai netdsh etnh earree retoshfuet s . "Ayroesu ru et hsam ti'nmey?f "ta hieasrel gledh atvaoese kdt hmei dew if whenp eremdit tost emee s ohtrlaytf emry b ihr,t tthuoen dtearnbsdlae annoyaonfmc yem ot.hF eorrtauetnlwyi twheienhk isps a teycr onuiltd noln ogerd obuebf trome yde asrtscu ko uwti tthhs ema ep roduedfi ance ash iosw nt,h ouapg ihe ocfse it ckpilnagsb teehrei andcs ho otnag uht thebme tmtaenrn (eArt sh.r eepeannandp y i-eobcfbie at an gddei mdu ch thsema et hifnrog r ae lbieolbueslb luoytn tW.h)ta evmeysr oh rtcomings, thweo ndetrh Iawh taa std un reudpi np ertsoeo xnh itbheifmtroa, sm y mothteoarln dy osontpep tioan dgm mier-aen sdh dee fipeedo npoltteo ­ asse hw heelmeedd o wAnb erysptrwoymteihnmn ay pd rea, s mhhea ldo st nofw eetrh sanip xr evbiaobuise s. ':Aolftl h ebmyo ss"ehw ould add. WheIng rweo ldseherex pnleadi tthhmiaastdm eea s eevncthhli dB.e tter sitltlh,a tnosk isox l dsbeiilrn ogfsh eorw nIw, a tsh seve netchh iolfad sveetnhc hislomd u Ish ta vsee cond-sight. The snw eauwsn welAcpoamfroert.md oubwtheitnhgse imrxi srcaiagres reacloluyInn te,vr eeirlse hdt hneo toifbo eni dniegffr efonrmte vreybody esleM.ym ot,hh eoerwvemra,i nttahiIanw tea dSs o.d ihde frir eMnrds . CaraEdvoacan nes x,p iemnra tt toeftr hski is.n d "Ocfo uhr'esgseo ste csoingdih ntse,id"M s rtsE.v aAnssf ro.m ys iuxn ­ born btrhoetwsheeert rehs r,ii vtnih snepg i wrorildtde snpeivtheear v ing drwana b reiant hot nhSeih.she a odn cseeen t wiona fnjtsuslt ei t khem int haer msa S ocfo tmteiidsunhma mMerdsD .un caann,td hu ogmha de 18 Magiwc ithuotM irrors ofe ctaospmbl,o th iwnedriaesb plauyle ti.Iv nfc att htei mnitye nse ver stoepdbp walitnhgel niugros u ts.rt uImcteka tfewrartdhsMa rtDs u ncan musbtet erlrypiy sbchsivecet,nhc hiolrnd o ttop, r uocdmei,r aocftl heiss ki.nA dccortdoMi rnsEg.v asnehsc ,o ueltxdr u-dneoo neen uqirheodw orfor m wh-securhqe auntiotfei cetlsoa pstmhh aotr odfed se apde ople tooonkfr o m asnudba nsicthnee prr esaelenlvc eebr,iay trs e aatslh heayd beeintn h feel sShh.ae sl oet xrupdeertda btabsni adp artrhoaatntw s ered tot hnea moefB ronco. Earsi nP latcheae:u thaotfro u r months Thewraess o emtheicntgao sipmaclb oMurtsE .v aansws e .lS lhdei ndo t som ucwhe acrl otahseen svo ephl ersieynla sfro dft aefftaan sdi olvke,r whichhu ndgi aphlayanreosou fps a tseclo lroecudh oinffT.h emsuel ti­ coulroeddr apelreihi keedrsa ,yi s nitelrsv andaantldhs re i nognes v ery fing,be rroutgomh itns do me ytg raoupdbiicbroaldwl on ff c oubryts hee winadnd dmu peadm ongd ouwssd pyra rsoR.wa tlheieB rkr onicnfcoa t . Meahniwblreal cecetrsa wslieonsduul yh eurp barwehi laer mbse,n eath hegre necrhohiuunsn r go uwp ornoo wf s hicnoyle odbu eraHdasid.nt o t beefron l aag refl oyph pabtl,ab cuektni lvewniebtdrh o oacnhwdeo sr" nt o hide hreotros cg"lr,aee idmym y m ot,hs ehmrei ghhatvs et epopuoetfad 14 Magiwci htouMti rorrs painbtyAi lnmgTa a depmaaRr,ot m amna traonnwd i,th hen ru t-brown armsb aagnnldpe saN,ru tb isaalvne . Beofrmea rriatguer hneeirdn ptloa Mirns . sEhvheaa nbdse ,ek nn own as CounBtaecrsyssnk Tah.ne a mseiu theedbr e t.It mtea rby ew hys ehs itll useiwdth enw rititnhrgeo mannotvsife crolw hicshh wea fsma ousH.e r ltaeh usbtaonhoda,,bd e eawn r it,te hroumguhcd hii sekldi nh insa et iv Walebse caoufts hueen l peasaonfht incseh sasr aacnttdhe rero sbt unsess ofh ilsa unagg"eeP.sl tneitiwaalts"h e ep itahpeptlt iohe ibdsse -tknno w nov,Me ylP elopet,h oumygf hta hreart lhkieehrdi ssh osortrti aensdw aist as pupovret eilrse etanttftep ru bliocfaab toiocokan lP lzgelrdii mnsF or­ a eginL an,dw hichha lde tdot heaicrq uaiAnftttaehnarec uh eto.srd 'eaitnh 1495h iwsdi otwo tookcl alionnug so t fen. ConuteBsasr cyan( 1s 8k86-1964) ThAeb ertywsyItg her wu pi wn aasc heleeprslsaN coett.h t ahtdi est eedr r the localo bgntuaaibifdloreemtb hoTeoow knH, al ilnr etfuror lnaag re satmpde-addernevsesfleorodmcp ael,il "tQiu negeo nft hWeel sRhi vi.e ra" Othreers oarltotsnh gce o awsetru en derbsltmyai enffddo naa cucnootf iatn Ldl anodn,uo dttnob eo utedp,or noplmtyd bubeidt s"eTlhNfea ples oft hNeo r".t h Tob efi art,hs ee raofwnatns o utn attrIactcru etvdip vlee.al syea nunogth, thoutghbhee aiccthru evda rouncdo pmwoasesen drte iolfys hilneAg.t

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