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The Magician
Journey to dream
Junhao Zhong The bedroom is full of the famous magician posters, two beds in a small room makes room even more smaller, different kinds of magic props and all the magic formulas are scattering on the floor without any order. The room is dark, only one weak unstable candle’s light shinning on the broken table. Some old magic trick books are placed on the small shelf. ‘’We did a good job at this magic show, aren’t we?’’ Tatuko said with a big smile. ‘’ Yes, we are close to our dream! Go to the world magic show, and we will travel all around the world, and have our own magic shows.’’ Jay-Z said it with holding a cigarette. They packed up their props and walked back to their home. ‘‘Don’t you think we should move to a nice place, this house is too old, it’s more like a basement, we aren’t mice, we are going to be a world famous magic couple! We deserve to have a beautiful house, and enjoy our life.’’ Jay-Z said it with expectation. ‘‘Listen, we did good job on this show, but it doesn’t mean we can spend those money to buy a new house, don’t you remember we need to save all the money for our dream?’’ Tatuko explained to Jay-Z. ‘’Ho...yea, we should save our money for the dream.’’ Jay-Z seems like a little upset. Tatuko realized it, she comforted him, ‘’we can have a beautiful house when we complete next magic show in Shanghai.’’ Shanghai is a famous city in 30s, it had a fancy name called Eastern Paris. All the famous actress wanted go there because the economic was top of Asia. The city was bustling with noise and excitement, especially at the night, all city looks like a shining jewels in a dark hole. Rich high classes people went to club to watch and enjoy the shows, poor people could only stay at their home or work. It was an extreme disparity between rich and poor society. Full of the females wanted to marry with a rich man, it’s the lust for been rich. Jay-Z and Tatuko tidied their props and clothes to Shanghai. On the road, they talked about how

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