The Magic Misfits. Neil Patrick Harris

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      Carter spit on his sleeve to wipe away an inch of dirt so he could see better. Of course the glass is so dirty, Carter thought. The sideshow needs the audience’s view to be blurred. Inside, he saw one neck naturally joined, while the other wobbled awkwardly. The first face moved and blinked, while the other stared blankly. It was a mannequin head attached to a real person. More tricks, Carter thought. Part of him was relieved, the other part disappointed.

      A third part gurgled again with hunger.

      Carter blushed and then glanced around to see if any of the other spectators had heard him. There was still no sign of security, so he proceeded to the fourth and final display. This stage buckled under the weight of the heavy objects upon it – a diesel engine, an anvil, a refrigerator, and an upright piano. Centre stage, a hairy-chested hulk of a man flexed his muscles. His ropy handlebar moustache hung down past his chest. This was the Walrus. He squatted in front of an iron bar with what looked like cannonballs on either end, each labeled 500 LBS. The tips of his moustache were tied to the giant weight.

      With a roar as fierce as a lion’s, the man struggled to stand, the barbell swinging at his waist. The downward pull on his moustache disfigured his face into a ghoulish grimace. His nostrils flared. Carter couldn’t help but laugh. When the man brought the barbell to the ground, Carter saw that the man was staring at him with dark, piercing eyes.

      Carter headed out of the tent, returning to the night air. He noticed others walking about mystified or horrified or astounded by what they’d seen. He managed to smirk to himself. People shouldn’t believe everything they see. It’s one of the first rules of magic.

      Carter knew that.

      Do you? A quick lesson: while showing you one thing (perhaps with a right hand), a magician will often be doing another thing that you don’t notice (probably with his left). This is called misdirection. It was one of the first things Carter had learned from Uncle Sly.

      B. B. Bosso’s two-bit sideshow only reaffirmed Carter’s belief that there was no such thing as real magic.

      Yet at this precise moment, something truly magical happened to Carter that he couldn’t explain. Something that would change his life forever.

      He met Mr Dante Vernon.

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