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Haunted By Pepper's Ghost

Imaginary Worlds

CHAPTER

The Power of Ignorance

We all have the potential of being Pepper's Ghost. But I think what's even more important is that we've all learned to ignore that. No one looks outside and says, oh my gosh, there's an amazing transparent ghost of me standing outside. We look at the scene that we want to see outside. And if anything, we're slightly annoyed by the bright reflections of ourselves because it ruins the image. That's really indicative of what a magician does: There is no secret in magic that's worth hoarding.

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