- [Narrator] Illusion, the art of tricking the brain,
distorting the senses, challenging perception.
You can't trust what you see even with your own eyes.
Meet the "Masters of Illusion."
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- Welcome, welcome to a night where anything can happen,
and nothing is as it seems.
I'm Dean Cain, and you are watching "Masters of Illusion."
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There's something about magic that captivates us all.
It's the mystery, the surprise, the thrill of the unknown.
It's a reminder that the world is full of wonder.
That's what keeps me coming back.
Every single time I think I've seen it all,
our incredible magicians prove me wrong.
- Hello.
- And here is one of our incredible magicians right now,
Ed Alonzo
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with a wheelbarrow.
- Well, Dean, you know, many years ago
there was a guy who was selling pet rocks,
and he went out into a field, he got a bunch of rocks,
put 'em in a box, well-
- He made a lot of money, I think.
- Sure did.
I have invented the first pet brick.
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But this one actually does something.
Watch.
I'm gonna set him right here.
Oh, a little costume.
Safety first.
- Okay.
- This is a high diving brick.
We're gonna dump into this cup of water.
- Well, I don't know if the brick's gonna fit in the...
- He's actually going to dive off of the hoe
into that cup of water.
Check this out.
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- [Audience] Aww.
- Ta-da. - Ta-da.
Alright.
Yes.
Ed Alonzo, ladies and gentlemen.
- That's it.
- Okay.
Ed Alonzo.
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Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Chipper Lowell.
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- Nice to be here.
Oh my goodness.
We have- - Vanessa.
- Vanessa and?
- Taylor.
We're gonna try a miracle, okay?
A miracle.
This is one step up from master of illusion.
Miracle.
Way up, way up there.
Okay.
It uses the dish rag of wonderment.
I know, I had to come up with the names,
then it looks really expensive.
Okay, I'm gonna just do that.
One hand like that, if you will please.
The other hand right on top.
And you're gonna protect the dishrag of wonderment,
but we're on stage, so like ta-da, like that.
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That's it.
There we go.
Ooh.
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Okay, that's all she did.
I don't know why you applauded that,
but that was fine, that was good.
Yeah, just pose like that.
Very nice.
Right there. Right about there.
Very important where it's located, excellent.
Taylor, I'm gonna have you help me out,
if you would please.
Take the cards right out of the box.
This is cool if you can push this
right into the cards, then you don't have to...
Isn't that cool?
Yeah. - Yeah.
- Don't look back there.
Okay, great.
Let me show you guys, an ordinary deck of playing cards.
Each card is completely different, no two are alike,
blah, blah, blah.
Taylor, I'm gonna riffle through the cards,
you're gonna say stop as loud as you can.
Ready, go.
- Stop.
- Right there. Okay.
Take a look at your cards, do not show anybody,
if you would please.
I don't wanna see it.
All right, are you taking a look at it?
Are you looking at it?
- Yes.
- And are you memorizing it?
- Yeah.
- Okay, 'cause I'm trying to get
all the other cards memorized so I know
which card you might hopefully have chosen.
All right, hold onto that card.
Don't need these either.
Okay, great.
All right.
This is the moment of truth.
This is awesome.
You ready?
Okay, very carefully take your hand off dramatically.
Hand up like this.
The other hand.
Like ah, ah.
Yeah.
There we are.
Excellent.
That's how you get the big money.
Inside here, all right, is another deck
of playing cards.
It was there the whole time.
I'm gonna show you all mixed up,
all shuffled.
This is gonna be amazing.
I'm gonna drop the cards.
I'm gonna drop the cards,
but right now I need you to
tell everybody,
and show your card.
Which card did you pick?
Shout it out.
- Eight of clovers.
- What is it?
Eight of clovers.
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Oh, okay, I didn't know we were in elementary school.
That's fantastic.
The eight of...
You should take all your money,
and go to Vegas right now.
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Eight of-
- [Audience] Clubs.
- Clubs.
Look at them all showing you up.
But that's okay.
Okay, hold it up right there, all those clovers,
if you would please.
You could have chosen eight of rainbows,
but you didn't.
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I'm going to drop the cards,
all gonna hit the floor.
Eight of clubs, not gonna hit the floor.
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(audience laughing)
Not that impressed.
Not that...
That's okay.
It was eight of clubs.
Let's see, we got the eight of,
don't know, where is it?
We have an eight of hearts.
There's not even an eight of clubs in here.
Oh fantastic.
Here we go.
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Eight of clubs.
Everybody take a bow.
Take a big bow.
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Give them a hand.
Fantastic, you were awesome.
Thank you guys.
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- Okay, get ready to be amazed
by a pair of magicians who bring
a unique combination of speed, elegance
and magic to the stage.
Here is Tetro.
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- [Dean] Coming up, Andi Gladwin performs a trick
by his nine year old son.
- Do you wanna see Joe's trick?
- And it isn't bad.
And, later, Josephine Lee will risk it all
on the table of death.
"Masters of Illusion" is just getting started.
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Tonight's performer is not only an accomplished magician,
but a creator and a teacher of magic.
Known for his precision
and passion for the art,
he has captivated audiences with his technical mastery,
and innovative illusions.
Please welcome the extraordinary Andi Gladwin.
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- Hi I am here with Lauren from the audience,
and these five wooden dice.
Lauren, I'd like you to roll the dice,
and make sure they are normal dice.
I can assure you they are
because they are not mine, they're my son's.
His name is Joseph, he's nine years old.
I brought a photo of him here
so that you could meet him.
And, this is a trick I created especially to show Joe.
So, Lauren, I'd like you to roll the dice on the table,
and then place your hand,
I'm gonna look away,
but place your hand flat on any one
of those dice for me.
Let me know when you're done,
'cause as you're doing that I'm going to
remove a card from this deck
that I believe matches the number
facing up under your hand.
Lauren, I'm locked in.
I can't see what number is facing up.
What number is it?
Lift up your hand, show everybody.
It is a number four,
which is exactly what I thought you would go for.
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You're very kind,
but even Joe knows that that's a one in six chance,
so we should do it again to make sure
it's not luck.
So, let's go again.
Roll the dice again for me, Lauren,
pick any number,
and we'll try and make sure
that this is not just luck.
Roll again,
and then put your hand on any one of the dice,
and I will remove a card from the deck.
This time I think it's going to be this card.
I'm locked in.
Lauren, what number did you go for?
A number one.
We don't have a number one in the deck,
but we do have an ace to perfectly get it right.
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Thank you.
Now, if I was watching this trick,
I'd think maybe there's some way I can see the dice.
So, Lauren, we're gonna do it one last time.
This time, place your hand on any dice,
and I'm going to stand over here,
and I'm going to keep my eyes closed.
The people on this side of the audience,
make sure that my eyes are closed,
and then we can start.
So, Lauren, roll the dice,
and this time I'm gonna go by sound alone.
Place your hand flat on one of them,
and place your other hand flat on another one,
and let's try and get this, see if we can get both.
I think this time the numbers are going to be high.
I believe it is a five and a six.
Did I get it right?
Show everybody.
It should be a five and a six.
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Thank you.
That's a trick I created to show Joe.
Do you wanna see Joe's trick?
He created a trick as well.
For this we need a few cards, so Lauren say stop.
- Stop.
- Say stop again.
- Stop.
- Really quick.
Okay, great.
We're gonna place some dice on top of these,
we'll get rid of the others.
And just like before we're gonna have you
put your hand over two of the dice for me,
and we're going to start to eliminate
some of these dice.
So, place your hands down on the dice.
Okay, and whichever one you have left
is the one we're gonna use.
So what do we have?
We're gonna get rid of these here.
Okay, perfect,
which just leaves this here.
So this dice has number five facing up,
so we're gonna take the fifth card.
One, two, three, four, five.
That's the eight of diamonds.
So the number is five,
and the card is the eight of diamonds.
That's Joe's trick.
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He's nine years old, give him a break.
But, you know what, actually it is a pretty good trick
because that photo I showed you earlier of Joe,
he is holding two things.
There is a playing card, it is the eight of diamonds.
There is a number, it is number five.
Let's give it up for little Joe Gladwin.
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Thank you so much, you were great.
Thank you.
Give it up for Lauren.
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- This performer has become a staple
in the world of magic.
Known for his unique blend of comedy
and illusion.
He's dazzled audiences on stages around the world,
and is a fan favorite of our show.
Please welcome the incredible Murray SawChuck.
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- What's up?
How you guys doing?
Great.
So I came up with this idea.
I was shopping with Dani, who's my wife,
and I got three peppers.
This is where the idea came from.
You ever do this, where you got so many things in your hand,
you close your car door,
you actually lock your keys in your car?
Anyone ever do that?
Do it all the time.
But, this is where the trick came from.
So here's an idea.
I need to borrow somebody
whose got their car keys on them.
A set of keys.
House keys, car keys.
Anybody?
You have them?
You mind if I use- - Yes.
- Anything, whatever you got.
Go for it.
You're very colorful.
Yeah, come on up.
Oh, nice purse, yeah.
Let me see your keys.
Got some keys in there?
I know I'm so forward, but...
Great.
Look at, wow, they're colorful
just like your dress and your purse.
Look at that. How cute is it?
Wow, you're not gonna get hit by a car
walking across the street with that, are you?
All right, great.
Thank you very much.
These are, what, house keys?
Yeah, something like house keys.
- Yeah, apartment.
- Perfect. Okay, great. Excellent. Very nice.
Now we got these. Now, I got a really cool idea.
I got a little bag back here, all right.
I realized, take those keys,
and then drop those keys inside the bag for me right there.
Ooh, that's nice.
Perfect.
And then do a magical gesture.
Ooh, look at that.
Very nice.
Watch really carefully,
this is the best part.
One, two, three.
Look at that.
See.
Ta-da.
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I'll see you at home.
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I just don't know where you live.
But, we had the peppers here.
Remember I told you it was all about the peppers,
wasn't it?
Before we get any further, they've been here
the whole time, before we've even met, correct?
Three peppers.
I love these.
Put a little hummus on them, delicious.
(audience laughing)
Which color would you like?
We've got a yellow,
and we got a red,
and, of course, we have a green.
- Green.
- Green, yeah, you sure?
Yeah.
- Yeah, it matched the jacket.
- Look at you being funny like that,
aren't you cute?
All right, great.
Do me a favor, reach inside.
I don't wanna touch the pepper.
And grab the green pepper.
Excellent.
Very nice.
Excellent.
I'll give you that too as well.
Thank you, thank you.
And I got a knife.
Look at that, huh.
I asked for knife backstage,
this is what they gave me.
With this hairstyle, why would you do that?
Anyways, do me a favor.
Could you take knife and cut open the pepper?
- Can I set something down?
- You can put stuff down, yeah.
It looks like you're at a flea market right now,
my goodness.
You wanna put the purse on the floor?
And then put that on top of there.
And then move the rabbit.
Thanks.
Here you go.
Perfect.
Then why don't you just flip the pepper.
You're gonna cut it that way, straight through.
Don't be too aggressive, okay?
Okay, good.
Split it in half.
Those your keys?
- Yeah.
Look at you.
Big hand for this lovely lady everybody.
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- [Dean] Coming up, Mind 2 Mind
shares a warning about mentalists.
- We'd like to show you how far we can take this,
and why it might be dangerous in the wrong hands.
- And, later, you will shriek
at the spine chilling supernatural spells
of Sacred Riana.
"Masters of Illusion" has wonders in store.
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Let's welcome to the stage the incredible Mind 2 Mind.
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- Thank you guys.
Hello.
- Hello.
- Thank you so much for joining us, I'm James.
- Koy.
- Lovely to meet you, Koy.
Can you just confirm that we've never met before,
and we haven't pre-arranged anything beforehand?
- That's correct, I've never met you before.
- Excellent, excellent.
Do you know how to shuffle, Koy?
- A little bit.
- Can you please start to shuffle these cards?
And just continue shuffling them
until I tell you, okay?
Marina has the ability to see through my eyes,
even when we're not in the same place.
Tonight we'd like to show you
how far we can take this,
and why it might be dangerous in the wrong hands.
You guys have been examining the blindfold
from the beginning, yes?
Are you happy?
Can you see anything through it?
- No.
- Marina, could you put that on, please?
What's your name there in the middle?
- Jocelyn.
Jocelyn, we'll give you that to keep at the end, okay?
- Okay.
- There are more possible combinations
in a single pack of cards
than there are stars in the observable universe.
That doesn't sound true,
but it is.
52 factorial is a 68 digit number.
But wherever you finish shuffling, Koy,
that's gonna be your order.
Happy there?
- Yeah, I am.
- Hold your hand like this for me.
Are you ready, Marina?
- Yes.
- Lovely.
Tell me what the cards are.
- The first card I believe is black,
and it's a Jack,
a Jack of Spades.
- Jack of Spades.
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Perfect.
See what this one is?
- Oh, now it's a red card, James,
and it's just below.
A 10, 10 of diamonds.
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- Good.
Can you tell me what this one is?
- James, please hold it in your hand.
- Cool.
Can you tell me what it is?
- I can see a black card.
I can see a queen.
This is a queen of clubs.
- That's right.
Okay.
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- Thank you.
- But, Koy, bearing in mind
you shuffled the cards,
we're gonna show you something totally impossible.
As I deal through,
stop me any time you want.
- Okay, stop.
- There?
- Koy, I believe you've stopped
exactly at a three of clubs.
- Three of clubs.
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Anyway, Koy, as promised,
these cards are for you.
Let me grab the box.
Because I don't want you to think
this is some kind of card trick,
which is why I'd like to use
a much more personal card.
Can you put those into your pocket?
And, if you have a wallet with you,
can I borrow it?
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Ooh.
I wanna know the color of the wallet.
- It's a black wallet.
- Okay, I'm touching something in the wallet,
what's this?
- A balloon.
(audience laughing)
- Close enough.
Good to be safe, Koy.
- Oh.
(audience laughing)
- May I borrow your bank card?
- Yes.
- Put that in your pocket.
Now tell me the type of card this is.
- James, I believe this is a MasterCard,
and I have a feeling that it's from a local bank.
Bank of America.
- Very nice, well done.
Anything else?
- Let's try something with this card.
Hold it like this in your hands, Koy.
And, you may not remember all the numbers
on that card even though you might use it
every single day,
but those numbers are locked somewhere in your mind,
so please try and think about the last time
that you used this card,
and I will tell you the three digit security code.
James, send it to me.
Koy, you're doing great.
I'm picking up on the first digit.
I believe you're sending me a five,
followed by, yeah, that's a seven.
And that one last digit I believe is a four.
- Marina's saying five, seven, four.
I'm not sure if you know what it is.
In a loud, clear voice,
what is it?
- Five, seven, four.
- Five, seven, four, ladies and gentleman.
I'm sorry, Koy, I get the long number,
Marina gets the security code,
you probably wanna get that canceled later on.
Let's hear it for Koy.
Thanks so much for your help. - Thank you, Koy.
- This performer is here to both amaze
and amuse you with his unique blend
of magic and comedy.
Known for his high energy performances,
and very quick whit,
he's guaranteed to keep you
on the edge of your seat laughing and astonished.
Please welcome the incredible Trino.
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- Thank you, thank you.
Watch, watch.
Watch.
Take a cloth like this,
and fold it up like a little bag like this,
and watch.
Watch the watch.
Watch goes in the bag,
give it a little shake like this.
What that does is it makes the watch
completely disappear.
No, stay seated.
People ask me all the time,
they go "How did you do that?"
(audience laughing)
Thank you for asking.
Really, really well.
(audience laughing)
The watch is actually now back on my wrist.
- [Audience Member] What?
- Do you wanna see it again?
- [Audience] Yeah.
- Oh, we can do better than that.
You wanna see it again?
- [Audience] Yeah.
- Yeah.
How many times?
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- Up next, you will shriek
at the spine chilling supernatural spells
of Sacred Riana.
Then, Joseph Reohm brings new life
to a classic stage spectacle.
And, later, the Mysterious Maks will read your mind.
"Masters of Illusion" has way more up it's sleeve.
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Get ready for a magic experience like no other.
From Indonesia, we bring you the amazing performance
and enchantment of Sacred Riana.
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- You, come to the stage.
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Sit down.
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(camera clicks)
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12 people die in building blaze.
Suicide victim to blame.
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These are the victims.
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Who caused the fire?
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Hold it.
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- [Audience] Oh.
- The other victims didn't want him.
He is rejected.
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This is the person that you choose.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
You shall burn once again.
He got nowhere to go now.
But, he will follow you home.
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Look at the picture.
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(audience yelling)
Show it.
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Go back to your seat.
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- Coming up, Joseph Reohm
brings new life to a classic stage spectacle.
And, later, Josephine Lee will risk it all
on the table of death.
"Masters of Illusion" is raising the stakes."
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Please join me in welcoming the extraordinary Joseph Reohm.
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- You know I've never really understood the fascination
with assistants being chopped up by the magician.
They have these disembodying torture like devices.
Well, I, uh, I just got one.
Check this out.
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(singer vocalizes)
♪ Break into my heart ♪
♪ Tell me what you see ♪
♪ Can you find the love ♪
♪ That's locked inside of me ♪
♪ Help me find the love ♪
♪ Help me fight the dark ♪
♪ Set my spirit free ♪
♪ Break into my heart ♪
(singer vocalizes)
♪ Break into my heart ♪
♪ Tell me what you see ♪ (metal bangs)
♪ Can you find the love ♪
♪ Trapped inside of me ♪
♪ Help me fined the love ♪
♪ Help me fight the dark ♪
♪ Set my spirit free ♪
♪ Break into my heart ♪ (metal bangs)
♪ Tell me what you see ♪
♪ Can you find the love ♪
♪ That's locked inside of me ♪
♪ Help me find the love ♪
♪ Trapped inside the dark ♪
♪ Set my spirit free ♪
♪ Break into my heart ♪
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- Ladies and gentleman, please welcome
the Mysterious Maks.
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(Maks speaking in foreign language)
- I know what you're thinking.
The rest part of my performance will be in English.
(audience laughing)
And I know what you are thinking.
I don't play basketball,
but I do play boardgames,
and I brought a dice with me.
But you might notice that there are no numbers.
Usually it's numbers on the side from one to six.
But tonight we'll use imagination.
Catch it.
Nice catch.
(audience member laughs)
Imagine it's a dice.
You can look from all sides.
And, in your imagination,
pick one number.
Imagine you see a number.
Do you have a number in your mind?
- Yep.
- Toss it back.
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That was very nice.
Yeah, choose one number.
- Okay.
- [Maks] You have one in your mind?
- Do you want it back?
- Yes.
- Oh no.
(audience laughing)
- So now we have numbers.
What's your name?
- Sophia.
- Sophia, what was your number?
- Three.
That's interesting.
You really saw number three in your mind, yeah?
- [Sophia] Yeah.
- What's your name?
- Danny.
What was your number?
- Four.
So we have three and four.
And let's create two digit number.
Make a choice.
It will create 34 or 43.
How do you wanna arrange the numbers?
- [Sophia] 34.
- 34.
Really?
You don't wanna chance your mind?
- [Sophia] No.
- And it's interesting because
you could name any number.
And I know what you are thinking,
if I'm a mind reader,
why I don't gamble in Vegas.
And in a moment you will understand why.
Can you help me out?
Can you join me on stage?
(audience applauding)
Actually this is origami,
but inside of it I have a message for you,
I wrote it before the show.
Can you read out loud what does it say.
- Are you all ready for this?
- My hand writing does perfect,
but I hope you will get it.
- What's the first say?
I'm kidding, I'm kidding.
Today the two spectators will create the number 34.
(audience applauding)
Uh, what does this say?
- It says Mysterious Maks, it's my name.
And you can see.
(audience applauding)
Very cool.
- Oh my God, thank you.
(audience applauding)
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- Up next, Josephine Lee will risk it all
on the table of death.
(audience screams)
"Masters of Illusion" will reappear.
Stick around.
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This next performer is no stranger to danger.
Now, what you're about to witness
involves precision, nerve
and a level of risk that few should
or would dare to attempt.
From England, here is the amazing Josephine Lee.
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- This is 1300 pounds of steel.
28 steel spikes hung by this rope.
Once this rope is set on fire,
I have only 40 seconds to free myself
until
(metal clangs)
that happens.
But instead of standing here,
I risk being underneath those spikes.
Ladies and gentleman,
this is about precision.
It's about accuracy,
and having one shot at getting this right.
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(Josephine screams)
- [Audience] Oh.
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- What an enchanting night.
We hope tonight's magic has brought
a little wonder into your world.
I'm Dean Cain,
and we look forward to sharing
more magical moments with you next time
on "Masters of Illusion."
Great job everybody.
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