I got hooked on magic at the store and never used the cards — I was more of a practical joker than a troublemaker.

在那里，我迷上了店里的魔术，却一次也没用过那副牌---比起惹是生非，我更多只是爱恶作剧。

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When you are trapped on a coach or in a plane or in sunny climes with 20 millionaires, one of two things will happen: the conversation turns to women -- and, by extension, wives -- or, as if by magic, somebody produces a pack of cards.

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