Riding the compartment full of harlequins, fairies and assorted fur-balls, I felt like Alice falling through the looking glass.

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"I was struggling a bit with my swing, and I went to the range and hit balls for an hour and a half, and felt like I got my rhythm back, " he said.

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On the main table I noticed what looked like the ragtag remains of some Physics 101 lab experiments: rusted silver balls on different inclines, distressed balloons, a stained funnel, a markered flask, a calcium-speckled Bunsen burner, iron filings and sandpaper, large magnets, and batteries that could have been bought from a Chinese immigrant on the subway.

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