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"f ( sci;e fic;n ;,h4 ;,g4 ,wells1 ^:
full "n 0 ,h]b]t ,george ,wells4 ,he 0
"o ( ! grte/ late ,victorian & e>ly
,$w>dian sci;e fic;n writ]s1 if n ,8!
grte/,04 ;,h4 ;,g4 ,wells wrote a lot (
fantasy fic;n1 alm bord]+ on magical
r1lism4 ,8,! ,magic ,%op,0 is "o s*
fantasy piece ab ,gip1 a ll ,5gli% boy
:o want$ 8 "f or ,8daddy,0 to take hm
9to a magic %op !y f.d al;g _! way z !y
7 walk+4 ,!y don't r1lize t :at !y >e ab
to wit;s 9 ! magic %op w *ange bo? _!
lives ="e4 ,x w al 9directly a6ect !m &
_! viewpo9ts ab magic & h[ unr1l ! _w
seems :5 g5u9e magic is p]=m$4 ,"uly+
!mes ( man's exi/;e 9 ? _w & ! ba7age or
burd5s he c>ries ) hm "?\t 8 life >e al
pres5t 9 ? %ort /ory4
  ,! /ory />ts ) ,gip's "f1 dclg t he _h
p]sonally se5 "? ! magic %op w9d[ s"eal
"ts4 ,h["e1 he alw ?"\ x 0 ,8"s": else,0
& n ": he la/ saw x4 ,? is a bit (    #a
a 3jur+ ele;t t ev5 2f ! /ory comm;es is
alr play+ 9 ,gip's "f's m9d4 ,x 9dicates
to u t magic is ! c5tral !me ( ? %ort
/ory4 ,we r1lize t x 0 n only ,gip :o 0
a special boy :o cd h be5 9duct$ 9to !
_w ( g5u9e magic b al 8 "f1 a gr[n-up ll
boy :o is humble & t5d] a p]son z ,gip
was4 ,"o f9e "d1 !y manage to p]cv &
id5tify ! magic %op situat$ 2t ! pat5t
9cubators & a picture %op4 ,!y see x 2c
!y >e r1dy to 2 9duct$ 9to ! _w ( magic4
,z m5;n$ s"eal "ts 9 ! /ory1 ? is 2c !y
7 g5u9e gd s\ls4 ,!y 7 n pr\d1 >rogant1
& spoilt l ! * ,$w>d :o cd see ! magic
%op b cd n get in4 ,only pure s\ls )
receptiv;y to magic & xs wond]s 7 all[$
9to ! ,8,magic ,%op4,0 ,! /ory's c5tral
!me is magic1 especially ! g5u9e magic
5act$ by a true 3jur]4 ,9de$1 ! magic 0
too r1l ev5 = ! "f ( ,gip to dige/4
  ,! man :o we % call ! ,magician appe>s
magically 2h ! c.t] ": no "o seem$ to 2
"! a mo;t ago4 ,he is 9 *>ge ( ? magic
%op & takes c5t] /age 9 ? /ory z a p]=m]
( ! mo/ wondr\s =ms ( :ite magic      #b
possible1 alm equal to a wiz>d4 ,he is a
g5tle s\l & feels "o ) ,gip4 ,probably
he sees ! future ( yet ano!r magician 9
,gip's wond]/ruck eyes4 ,! ,magician
knew t x 0 ess5tial = hm to n to sc>e
,gip ) 8 magic b to allure hm 9to xs
5*ant+ _w s t "o "d he wd take up !
pr(es.n4 ,we r1lize ? 2c ( h[ ! :ole
/ory is craft$1 especially ! po9ts ": !
,magician keeps on sp1k+ sil5t :isp]+
^ws to ,gip4 ,notice t ,gip's "f gives 8
son space to 2 ) ! ,magician b is
equally possessive ( ,gip :5 he r1lizes
t ,gip 0 hold+ onto ! ,magician's f+] 9
! same way t ,gip us$ to hold on to 8
"f's f+]4
  ,s1 ! 9t5;n ( ! /ory is cle> 5\<4 ,if
a p]son or * manag$ to see & 5t] ! magic
%op1 !n t m1nt he 0 de/9$ to 2come a
magician or a 3jur]4 ,! /ory is hi<ly
fanta/ical1 ) a h9t ( mod]nism 9 xs =m &
/ructure4 ,x is a f1/ to ! imag9a;n )3

_4 ,glass balls appe>+ magically f e "p
  ( ! ,magician4                      #c
_4 ,animals em]g+ f coat pockets1 boxes1
  & hats l ra2its & pigeons4
_4 ,demons cl++ onto coat sleeves4
_4 ,noses 2+ drawn \ l a telescope & 2+
  turn$ 9to ? r$ :ips4
_4 ,e7s appe>+ f no":4
_4 ,packages 2+ pack$ ) /r+ em]g+ f !
  m\? ( ! ,magician1 et ;al4

  ,! boy ,gip is fasc9at$ by all !
,magician's _m m>vels4 ,h["e1 8 "f is
gett+ a bit unn]v$4 ,he f9ds ! magic d"o
by ! ,magician too r1l & plausible = 8
ta/e4 ,gip's "f is a man ( ! _w1 & yet1
he is n ( x4 ,he c>ries ! burd5 ( family
responsibil;y & lit]ally &
metaphorically ,- 8 [n ,8demons,04 ,t is
:y ! ,magician says 9 ! text t ! demon
he pick$ \ l v]m9 2l;g$ to ,gip's "f4
,gip's "f did n r1lize t demons 9 ?
magic %op morph 9to _! orig9al =m4 ,:5
he 5t]s ! %[room1 ! "f ( ,gip is /ruck )
a s5se t "s?+ odd 0 go+ on >.d hm & t he
0 2+ wat*$ 2h 8 back or )\t 8 k4 ,:5
humans 5c.t] "s?+ !y d n "u/& or      #d
feel t x _c 2 5act$ 2c x isn't capable (
2+ d"o by mortals1 humans get afraid4 ,?
9nate t5d5cy ( gett+ sc>$ by ?+s or
ev5ts we d n "u/&1 l r1l 3jur+1 is "s?+
9h]5t 9 \r psy*e t we h be5 c>ry+ >.d 9
\r ,,dna s9ce ! dawn+ ( \r basic
human;y4 ,! ,magician is ! be/ & ! wor/
?+ t ,gip's "f felt _h "e happ5$ to hm4
,! ,magician *all5ges ! social norms (
:at is r1l & unr1l1 putt+ ,gip & 8 "f
9to a qu&>y4
  ,gip's "f is ev5 m afraid :5 he sees !
%[room1 xs peculi> assi/ants roam+ ab1 &
"o "picul> assi/ant :o turn$ 8 nose 9to
a telescope4 ,t spook$ \ ,gip's "f
?or\<ly4 ,s1 :5 ! drum 0 2+ put ov] 8
son ,gip by ! ,magician1 ,gip's "f ?9ks
he 0 9 a trap by "s demons & ?"\ he wd
lose 8 son ="e4 ,! son is magically f.d1
& !y em]ge tgr on ! fam\s ,reg5t ,/reet
( ,london4 ,gip is pl1s$ ) 8 "d z if he
_h m]ely be5 tak5 to wat* geese 9 ! p>k4
,x's 8 "f :o is unn]v$1 horrifi$1 &
unsettl$4 ,he calls = a hansom cab to g
home1 & ev5 six mon?s afw1 he         #e
wond]s ab ! tru? & falsehood ( :at he
saw 9 ! magic %op4 ,! "f rema9s unsettl$
& c d no?+ else b tell 8 /ory to u1 8
r1d]s4 ,9 ! retell+ ( ! ,magic ,%op's
tale1 he seems to 2 ask+ u to cl>ify =
hm :e!r :at he _h se51 9clud+ ! complete
4appe>.e ( ! %op = gd1 0 "p ( r1l;y or
"s?+ t no man ( sci;e wd want to talk
ab4 ;,h4 ;,g4 ,wells 0 a man ( sci;e1 b
he al _h a sort ( ,8love-hate,0
rela;n%ip ) religion1 _sual;y1 & magic
"?\t 8 life4 ,? is a /ory : sci;e _c
solve1 & nei does ,wells1 ! "f ( sci;e
fic;n1 want to solve4
  ,gip is a somb] boy ) a b1uti;l
he>t",-a he>t ( gold4 ,he f9ds no?+
/range or f"r5+ ab :at"e ! ,magician 0
do+4 ,he revel$ 9 all t he saw t "d4
,h["e1 to 8 "f1 he does seem di6]5t af t
"d4 ,he 0 a sil5t1 3templative1 & hi<ly
secretive boy af 8 5c.t] ) ! ,magician
at ! ,magic ,%op4 ,8 "f wond]s :e!r !
boy1 "? "s magic p[]1 makes ! soldi]s 9
! box come alive4 ,he is z ?rifty z a
regul> middle-class ,briti%]1 yet     #f
returns s"eal "ts to ": ! ,magic ,%op 0
situat$ to pay = ! f\r p>cels giv5 to 8
son1 : 0 h&$ ov] ) no *>ge4 ,he tries to
make u1 z r1d]s1 come back to ! r1l;y (
\r _w af we h trav]s$ a f1/ to \r s5ses
) ! ,magician's ac;ns & acts4
  ,i want to draw yr att5;n to "o ]ror 9
! /ory4 ,! boy ,gip is left ) f\r p>cels
at ! 5d ( ! /ory1 b he is giv5 six
p>cels :ile 9 ! ,magic ,%op & !n 9 !
%[room3

_4 ,buy "o & a/oni% yr fr's box4
_4 ,! ,4appe>+ ,egg4
_4 ,! ,cry+ ,baby ,v ,human ,box4
_4 ,s"eal glass balls4
_4 ,a box ( come alive soldi]s4
_4 ,a live :ite ,kitt5 9 a box4

  ,"! is a bit ( a raci/ angle :5 ,wells
describes ! ,magician z a tann$ or sall[
p]son by race4 ,is ,wells 9dicat+ t !
,magician 0 a gypsy or a non-,europ1n
,:ite8 ,"! is a bit ( sexism1 too1 ?\< x
is a bit tame4 ,we see 9 ! /ory !     #g
"f ( ,gip 3t9ually ref]r+ to 8 wife z !
,8w1k] ( ! p>5ts,0 & m ,8emo;nal,0 ( !
two ( !m4 ,x's h>m.s = a n9ete5?-c5tury
r1d] b n s = a tw5ty-f/-c5tury r1d]4
  ,9 ! /ory titl$ ,8,! ,magic ,%op,01 we
notice t :ile ! ,magician 0 tak+ \ /r1ms
( color$ pap] f ! "f's hat1 he gave a
bit ( a philosophical talk to :o"e c>$
to li/54 ,he 9dicat$ ! burd5s & ba7age (
unresolv$ issues t p c>ry ab ) !m4 ,he
wond]s ab :at man p]cvs hmf to 2 :ile he
bl[s ! pap] & makes x bloat 9 size4 ,)
\r ba7age & t5d5cy to c>ry ! negative
side ( \r pa/ ) u1 >e we fit = any?+ b !
grave8 ,he wond]s :e!r p >e no?+ at ! 5d
( ! "d b walk+ tomb/"os4 ,? is hi<ly
9dicative ( ! fact t p 7 n liv+ life2 !y
7 exi/+4 ,":as p l ! ,magician hmf & ! *
,gip saw wond] 9 "ey?+ !y did & s liv$
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