Abracadabra

An ancient physician named Serenus Sammonicus, used to be quite sure of curing fevers, by means of what he called Abracadabra, which was a sort of inscription to be written on something and worn on the patient's person.

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The word Abracadabra or Abrasadabra must be written on parchment, or other suitable substance, in the manner below, omitting in every new line the last letter of the former line, so that the whole may form a kind of inverted cone:

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Caracalla, said in an extant Latin poem upon Medicine and Remedies, that fevers were cured by binding to the body the word Abracadabra written in this fashion:

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From this the name Abracadabra may have arisen, with a sense of power in it as a charm.

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We stayed at a pousada called Abracadabra which had an amazing view overlooking the main strip of Buzios.

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It stood between "Abracadabra," a magicians 'outfitter whose motto was _ "The _name to conjure with," and a novelty shop with a window filled with pillows that made rude noises, very realistic ink spills made of celluloid, death's-head scarf-pins with snapping jaws and flashing eyes operated by a Lilliputian galvanic battery in the wearer's pocket, and an entire table setting of crystal dribble glasses.

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And the ending is so appropriate--"Abracadabra" is the transliteration of an Aramaic word meaning, "I create as I speak."

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And for the rest, instead of "Abracadabra", the magic word is "WalMart."

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Roxy's "Abracadabra" comes as small as 105 centimeters -- a twin tip for very small girls.

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