magic lantern

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  • I imagined that these visionlike effects, with few exceptions, were produced by a magic lantern controlled by some of my myriad persecutors. —  A Mind That Found Itself
  • The thing they were viewing was too impossible, of course Well, now we've got to figure out what we're seeing," Ham said If it's a slide thrown from a powerful magic lantern on the Benny Boston, we should be able to see the light of the lantern," Long Tom contributed. —  054 - Ost
  • This time I gave a magic lantern show, and I was the showman. —  The Lady of the Decoration
  • We do all we can to cheer them up, have phonograph concerts, magic lantern shows, with the magic missing, and baby organ recitals. —  The Lady of the Decoration
  • "There is a magic lantern that turns on from a button near the door," Chameleon said, fumbling for it. —  Night Mare
 

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