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DEAN: Illusion the art of tricking the brain,

distorting the sense, challenging perception.

You can t trust what you see even with your own eyes.

Meet the Masters of Illusion.

Welcome to Masters of Illusion.

Prepare to be astounded.

What you re about to see will challenge your sense.

Is the hand quicker than the eye?

Do you really see what you think you see or is it all

just an illusion?

Reality and perception are not always the same.

Watch what happens when I move this illustration.

Your mind produces the movement of the blocks.

Give our next illusionist eight knives and he will

show you how to double your pleasure.

This is Mark Bennett.

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DEAN: You have trouble threading a needle?

Well, now we will show you how to do it the easy

way without using your hands.

Don t try this at home.

Here is Michael Griffin.

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MICHAEL: Madam, would you please come up here.

You re looking around hoping I don t see

you, I see you.

You ll notice some steps here do not use them.

I m kidding.

I m kidding.

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MICHAEL: If I was that influential hey.

Right here please.

What is your name?

Amba?

AMBA: Yes.

MICHAEL: You re English.

AMBA: I am.

MICHAEL: Am-ba. Ladies and gentalmen Am-ba.

Folks the greatest challenge to death ever attempted

anywhere using the smallest props is the East Indian

Needle Mystery.

On this stand I have 40 two-inch long steel sewing

needles and a spool of white cotton thread.

Amba, I d like for you to pull out seven or eight feet

of thread.

All right?

If you would snap it off.

Oh, don t be so shy I showered.

To be fair, it was a week ago.

Now Amba, continuing on as a referee I want you to look

at these needles I want to make sure they re sharp.

Yeah.

She says absolutely.

Folks, I m going to swallow the needles and thread.

My version of the Needle Mystery.

The first 20 needles

Are you ready?

the second 20 needles

now for the thread.

She says gone.

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MICHAEL: Here we go.

Amba, hold on to those needles but don t pull.

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DEAN: As we get ready for our next illusionist

let s go to our audience camera as Tommy Wind does

a quick shuffle.

Watch close.

TOMMY: You see magic is all about sleight of hand,

especially smaller magic.

You see whether it comes from fanning a deck of cards

or even being able to cut the cards singularly with

your hands with flourishes something like that;

but, what s really magical is when you can take a

single card from a deck, for example the kind of

diamonds.

Can you hold your hand out for me?

We re going to place the kind of diamonds right into

your hand and I m just going to snap.

The only thing that s higher than the king of

diamonds, check it out is the Ace of diamonds.

DEAN: Next Les Arnold and Dazzled.

Now for your enjoyment the ultimate and very

sophisticated Les Arnold and Dazzled.

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DEAN: Can this piece of classic art be

improved?

Our next illusionists will try.

Here are Jarrett and Raja.

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DEAN: Next, John Siroc and Jason Andrews.

DEAN: Our next illusionist is clearly an

example of how fast the hand is or how slow

the eye is. Your choice.

Watch John Siroc.

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DEAN: The classic illusion of all

time the rabbit and the hat,

as performed by Jason Andrews.

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DEAN: Next an encore by Jarrett and Raja.

DEAN: My favorite musical instrument is the piano.

Well, watch as we take a pause to enjoy

new heights in entertainment.

This is an encore appearance of Jarrett and Raja.

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DEAN: And that s it another amazing evening

of illusions and distorting reality.

I m Dean Kane. Good night.