Once we step into this magic space, we are surrounded by video cameras that recognize whatever ingredients we hold in our hands.

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No wonder other industries are trying to capture the same magic, and the space sector is no exception.

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What is a reasonable price to pay for an eight-man space ship made out of bamboo and magic?

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Today, the Magic Gardens serve as Zagar's headquarters: the space hosts folk concerts and events, the artist himself leads workshops, and a steady stream of visitors come to revel in this one-of-a-kind artistic playground.

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Bitcasa simplifies storage with the Infinite Drive, which works like a magic external hard drive that never crashes or runs out of space.

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According to Arthur C Clarke's Third Law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" and to a 1960s audience, the talking computers and space stations of 2001: A Space Odyssey must have seemed incredible.

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