魔術師 (The Magician)

Another place I often pass, a street in the shopping district around Taipei 101. There are a lot of performance artists around, dancers, musicians, gymnasts, and magicians like this man. The rituals of their job – waiting until it’s their turn, setting up their equipment, maybe even getting someone to film them – used to distract me. But whenever I see a child fixating on them with an open mouth, I remember that their job is a gift to us passengers, and that they indeed bring some magic at least into my life for the few seconds I pass by or the few minutes I stay.

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