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I’m going to open my eyes, and this is all going to be over.
Ready?
One . . . two . . . two and a half . . . twoandthreequarters . . . three.
. . . [There is silence, accompanied by several moments of harsh breathing.]
It won’t work! Why won’t it go away??
None of the numbers I’ve tried on this phone work either . . . Mooooou, what is this?
Magic isn’t supposed to be real.
Ready?
One . . . two . . . two and a half . . . twoandthreequarters . . . three.
. . . [There is silence, accompanied by several moments of harsh breathing.]
It won’t work! Why won’t it go away??
None of the numbers I’ve tried on this phone work either . . . Mooooou, what is this?
Magic isn’t supposed to be real.