A magician entertains a street crowd by borrowing a $1 bill, giving it a few folds, and then -- a wave, a snap, and presto! -- the captivated audience gasps as he unfolds a crisp $100 bill.
But it's just an hallucination, he declares, as he origami-folds it back into the audience member's original $1 and returns it, no sign of that C-note in his empty hands.
It's a good trick, and the spectators appreciate it as such, recognizing that anybody who really had magical powers wouldn't waste them by converting Washingtons to Franklins (and back again!) sheerly for the amusement of strangers.
Or would he? Think about it. What superhuman powers would YOU like to possess that would obviate your need for money altogether? Most respond "invisibility" -- suggesting that they could procure anything they wanted illicitly because nobody could catch them!
But that would be wrong. Better to have the power to enchant one of these.
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