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nyolfen
on Dec 4, 2016
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Magicians fought over an ultra-secret tracker dedi...
now this is interesting! what exactly is the rationale used by those who would prefer it remain secret? i assume it's for the preservation of their job or hobby, but i doubt that would fly on its own.
imron
on Dec 5, 2016
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A culture of a magician never reveals his secrets.
With the secret unknown it's 'magic'. With the secret known it becomes just a simple trick.
Tempest1981
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These are essentially trade secrets -- like the recipe for KFC or Coca Cola. Except with the latter, there is plausible denial.
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