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First Mr. Yee did a trick with scarves. 首先易先生用围巾变了一个戏法。 I told you, said Fox. 我说过吧，小狐说。 Then Mr. Yee made his helper vanish. 接着易先生将他的助手变没了。 Ho-hum, said Fox. 哼，小狐说。

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