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- ↑ In the UK Safire Illusionists are very well known for performing a very fast variation of this illusion using a glass Substitution Trunk.
- ↑ Mark Wilson Magic - Magic Circus with Guest Magicians Dai Vernon and Shimada Archived 2012-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "John Taylor's Suspended Animation Official Website" . Retrieved 2011-04-19.
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