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Presto Magic Shop’s Closing Is a Final Disappearing Act

Avatar photo by Jason Ruiz May 30, 2013

 

The tight quarters of Presto Magic shop–a wonderland of squirting calculators, jumping bandaged fingers and other tricks and gags–has become even more intimate with the influx of customers hoping to make one last magical purchase before the shop is shuttered for good Friday.

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