World Championship in Magic

The World Championship in Magic is in full force this week in Stockholm Sweden. See what MATTIAS KAREN, Associated Press Writer, has to say in this article from www.SFGate.com

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A German illusionist levitates a table covered with a purple cloth, as fellow magicians scrutinize his every move.

"Even though I know how it works, I just can't understand how it can work," mutters a rival. "That's magic for you."

Tables floating shoulder-high, cards sailing through the air, rabbits pulled out of hats: every old trick in the book and plenty of new ones are being conjured up as over 2,000 magicians from China to the Virgin Islands take part this week in the World Championship in Magic.

Stakes are high for the 156 top magicians competing in the main event for best illusionist stage show and sleight-of-hand routine:

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