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The Magician The magician opened his arms and a large yellow city bus pulled up. The bus required exact change. The magician paid for us both, dropping the coins from his palm. The magician led the way to the rear of the bus as it pulled to a stop. The rear door opened and we stepped out into a rolling blue-green sea with pearly froth sloshing about, and dolphins waiting to take us on our way. The magician lifted his arms and the dolphins began to fly, higher and higher, over the water, until the sea became a silver dollar and a dirty nickel and finally a dark penny. The magician said, "Enough of this," and the dark penny grew into a large round dance floor with many couples dancing to a big band playing swing. The magician turned into a beautiful dark |
woman in a red evening gown and danced back- wards on spiked, platinum heels. "No matter what I do," the magician - or the beautiful woman - said, "You are not satisfied." Love and a Locksmith I have been locked in and locked out. It is very important to be clear, so I will enumerate some of the places where I have been locked in or locked out. But first, let me say that both can be uncomfortable. Also that both can be fine. If one is locked out of a place one does not like, well, as you can see ... and the same in reverse. A house with only one door, say. A bedroom. And that  |
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