Richard gets a guided tour of Copperfield's private collection, which contains 80, 000 objects of magic memorabilia, dating back to the 16th century.

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It said that magic, in its most primordial form, might be defined as the effect of two independent objects acting upon one another over a distance, such as voodoo, psychokinesis, or telepathy.

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Many of the objects selected by Mr Perry from the museum's storage vaults are related to worship and magic and sex.

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