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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I said, as if pulling out a deck of CARDS to do a magic trick. "I do get fan letters."

我问道，好像拿出一副扑克牌准备变戏法一样，“我的确收到书迷来信了，这挺了不起的，对吧？”

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Most will be happy simply to finish the gruelling event, but for elite athletes a world record is on the CARDS, though not perhaps the magic two-hour barrier.

其中的大部分对于能跑完这筋疲力尽的比赛就很高兴了；但是对于运动健儿而言，他们也许可以打破世界纪录；可惜，这个纪录不太可能跨越2个小时这个奇迹。

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Teaching them that there has to be more money coming in than going out is critical, as is defeating the illusion that credit cards are magic pieces of plastic that allow you to get things for free.

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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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While the fees on the Magic Card may be more reasonable that some prepaid cards, there are now a number of prepaid cards with lower fees.

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