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To say that Magic ruffled C.C.’s feathers was both an understatement and a statement of fact because at one point she came up to C.C. and said, “Can you really fly with those wings? I mean—really! If I had wings, they would have much longer feathers than those.”
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But Magic was looking at a long object made of wooden slats nailed together that curled back on themselves at one end.
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“It’s possible that he would be a little scared, or more than a little. In fact, it’s possible he might become very scared at one or two moments. But in the long run, I think it will be for the benefit of all. Would you be willing to assist me?”
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Then he took a stick with bristles at one end and combined the colored goo together in the middle, creating new colors.
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“Fortunately,” she says, “I’m an Aussie, so I grew up very aware of the ocean. But I’m sensible. I did about 75% of it, but I also had a brilliant stunt double. Our cinematographer did float off at one time,” she adds with a laugh, “but Mary was always safety first.”
From Los Angeles Times
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