-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I met a lady the other day who was really upset and worried. She seemed to me to be on the point of tears. I sort of eavesdropped on her conversation with a friend. It seems that what she was almost hysterical about was the fact that someone had given her sister, as a gift, an expensive kitchen knife. From what I could tell, the sister hadn't made a big deal of it, but …
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…bit as interesting as the "Powers Beyond" are to the Magic Worlder. And he is not likely to take revenge on someone for putting a curse on his sister by giving her a knife. Perhaps the most amazing thing about the whole range of superstitious belief and disbelief is that they can coexist at all. The Magic Worlder drives down the expressway protected with medals, statues, charms, and a favorable horoscope. The rationalist drives carefully.