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Magic with Thirteen-Year-Old Boys
by Robert Reed

Magic takes many forms. In recent years, weтАЩve seen тАЬWhite Magic,тАЭ тАЬBlack
Magic for Dummies,тАЭ and тАЬMagic for Beginners.тАЭ Now Mr. Reed contributes his
own tale of supernatural arts with this inquiry into some of the shadowy recesses
of human sexuality. Despite the title of this tale, parents might want to vet this one
before sharing it with youngsters.

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They do love to talk. There always has to be conversation before, and afterward,
unless theyтАЩre deeply drunk, words are pretty much mandatory. Nothing makes
women happier than hours of empty, soul-baring chatter. ThereтАЩs even a few of them
that need to talk while theyтАЩre doing it. Of course their words get awfully simple, if
itтАЩs during. They grunt out commands and sometimes encouragement, and a few
favorite phrases are repeated with predictable rhythm. But if a man can hold his
cadence, and if he knows what she likes, it isnтАЩt boring. Simple and busy and very
crude noise wrapped around a fair amount of pleasure, or maybe a huge amount of
pleasure. Then itтАЩs finished, preferably for him and for her both, and everyone gets a
few moments of silence marked with wet breathing and spiritual insights.

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тАЬTed?тАЭ
тАЬYeah?тАЭ
тАЬAre you awake?тАЭ
тАЬNo, IтАЩm not.тАЭ
тАЬNo?тАЭ
тАЬHeyтАФ!тАЭ
тАЬAre you awake now, Ted?тАЭ
тАЬThat fingernailтАФ!тАЭ
Without a trace of sorrow in her voice, she says, тАЬSorry.тАЭ Then after a deep
sigh, she asks, тАЬWhat are you thinking?тАЭ
тАЬNothing.тАЭ
тАЬLiar.тАЭ
тАЬOkay. You caught me.тАЭ
тАЬSo whatтАЩs on your mind?тАЭ
 тАЬYou.тАЭ
тАЬGood answer.тАЭ
Good enough to earn a few moments of uninterrupted quiet.
тАЬTed?тАЭ
тАЬWho?тАЭ
She ignores his response. тАЬI have a question,тАЭ she announces. тАЬIтАЩve been
meaning to ask this since, I donтАЩt know when. A couple weeks, at least....тАЭ
тАЬWhatтАЩs the question?тАЭ
тАЬDo you believe?тАЭ
тАЬIn what?тАЭ
тАЬAnything at all,тАЭ she says.
He says, тАЬGravity,тАЭ and laughs for a moment. тАЬI wholeheartedly believe in the
abiding force of gravity.тАЭ