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VOLUME 77
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NUMBER 2
FEBRUARY 2014
Zakary Belamy Kari Hendler Damon Webster
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David Britland Eugene Burger Al Cohen Dani DaOrtiz John Gaughan Andi Gladwin Roberto Giobbi David Kaye Ian Kendall Chris Kenner Homer Liwag Max Maven Jon Racherbaumer Jim Steinmeyer Tom Stone Daniel Ulin Caleb Wiles REVIEWS
David Britland John Lovick Will Houstoun Eric Mead David Oliver Danny Orleans David Regal Dustin Stinett Joe M. Turner ONLINE MANAGER
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FEATURE
50 Inside the Mind of Dr. Sawa by Dustin Stinett 60 Inside the Tricks of Dr. Sawa by Dustin Stinett
COLUMNS 10 12 14 20
Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer Now Performing The Chamber of Secrets The Watch and Card Target by John Gaughan
23 Eugene's Notebook
Making Mistakes by Eugene Burger
Mystery in Abstract by Jim Steinmeyer
Fully Automatic Card Trick by Caleb Wiles
42 Knights at the Magic Castle by Joan Lawton 44 Magic Castle Performance Schedule
26 Conjuring
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32 Ringside
42 The Academy of Magical Arts in Genii
LIGHT FROM THE LAMP
86 Books Reviewed by Eric Mead
86 J.N. Hofzinser: Non Plus Ultra I & II by Magic Christian Volume I translated by Lori Pieper Volume II translated by Dave Shepherd 87 The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy Volume 2: Fundamentals by Bob Cassidy 88 Mayhew: What Women Want by John Lovick
89 Tricks Reviewed by Danny Orleans
89 90 90 91 91 91 92 92
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Headline by Murray Hatfield The Egg Bag by Luis de Matos Change by SansMinds Magic Silver Swindle by Dave Forrest Tick Tock by Sean Goodman Vanishing Pen by Will Tsai Psy-Colony by Gary Brown OCD Deck by Will Tsai and Andrew Gerard
93 Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
93 93 94 95 95
Heinsight by Karl Hein & Rich Aviles The Heinous Collection, Volumes 1-3 by Karl Hein Extended Play Developed by Valdemar Gestur, hosted by Shin Lim Look No Hands by Wayne Dobson and RSVP Magic The Silencer by Jeff Prace
96 Subscription Information/Advertisers Index
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