the Hypnotist

[Breslauer]

Claude took to the stage, he announced, "Unlike most stage hypnotists who
invite two or three people up onto the stage to be put into a trance, I intend
to hypnotize each and every member of the audience."
The excitement was almost electric as Claude withdrew a beautiful antique pocket watch from his coat. <O:p</O:p

"I want you each to keep your eye on this unique watch. It's a very special watch. It's been in my family for six generations." He began to swing the watch gently back and forth while quietly chanting, "Watch the watch. Watch the watch.Watch the watch....The crowd became mesmerized as the watch swayed back and forth, light gleaming off its polished surface.
Hundreds of pairs of eyes followed the swaying watch, until suddenly it slipped from the hypnotist's fingers and fell to the floor, breaking into a hundred pieces. <O:p></O:p>


"S..t!" said the hypnotist.............. <O:p></O:p>


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It took three weeks to clean up the theatre. <O:p></O:p>