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It may have been that I was simply unprepared to give the film the sort of attention it deserved until then, or -- more likely -- that the early scenes performed a kind of prestidigation, lulling me into the semi-conscious state I needed to descend to so that I could then be jolted awake.
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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It may have been that I was simply unprepared to give the film the sort of attention it deserved until then, or -- more likely -- that the early scenes performed a kind of prestidigation, lulling me into the semi-conscious state I needed to descend to so that I could then be jolted awake.
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Federal guarantees of worthless debt and the prestidigation of "happy-talk" accounting standards, it's time for Mr. Buffet to think about retirement!
DealBook 2009
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