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Back in Khufu's day I knew a magician who parted the Nile just so he could climb to the bottom and retrieve a girl's necklace. Then there was that Israelite fellow, Mickey."
"Moses?"
"Yeah, him.
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Rick Riordan (The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles, #2))
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Mickey MacDougall on a blackjack foray. Mickey was perfect, being both a magician and a well-known card detective. His book Danger in the Cards describes his adventures detecting swindles in private games. He also had worked as a special consultant to the Nevada Gaming Control Board for several years. This led to the board citing several small casinos for cheating.
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Edward O. Thorp (A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market)