8-LINE VERSE | 7-LINE VERSE |
| I wonder how magicians make their rabbits disappear; |
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| Enchanted words like "Hocus pocus" can | not interfere |
Enchanted words like "Hocus pocus" can | transport things as in dreams: |
| with laws of science | and facts of mathematics that are clear. |
with laws of science | suspended, banished, null and void - or so it seems. |
| The prestidigitators, making use of devious schemes, | |
The prestidigitators, making use of devious schemes, | involve |
| (although they never tell you how) | transport things as in dreams: |
(although they never tell you how) | a force that's able to dissolve. |
| At times | suspended, banished, null and void - or so it seems. |
At times | I wonder how magicians make their rabbits disappear; |
| There must be something secret, yes, a trick that will | involve |
There must be something secret, yes, a trick that will | not interfere |
| - when done with sleight of hand - | a force that's able to dissolve. |
- when done with sleight of hand - | and facts of mathematics that are clear. |
