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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:11 am
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:26 am
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:41 am
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:22 am
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:49 am
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:46 pm
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"Yes indeed. Here I can finally begin some serious workings. There's only so much you can get done outside of a school, what with the laws on underage magic use. On the other hand, it has given me a head start in certain studies. Watch."
He takes a cylinder out of his pocket, about two inches wide and two inches tall. He removes the top half-inch, revealing a small ballerina figurine collapsed inside, that springs up to a ready position, 2.5 inches tall. He fits the outer surface of the lid into the matching bottom surface of the base and turns them against each other, winding the spring inside.
He sets the object on the table before him and lets go. Immediately the little figure begins dancing. Not just spinning around at a constant speed, but actually dancing.
"Moves entirely without magic, though magic was used in making the parts. I had to model the movements off of parts of an actual performance, took me between my ninth and tenth birthday to work out the cords and pulleys and such. My da' helped me with most of that... but I had to finish it without him. He's gone now."
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:53 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:14 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:45 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:54 pm
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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:12 pm
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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:03 pm
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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:36 pm
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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:52 pm
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