Just so we're clear, when you talk about magic, I'm assuming you mean more than just the kind of sleight of hand you see on TV.

[ He shrugs, not really completely certain where he was going with that train of thought. ]

I'm not holding my breath for it, but there's really no reasoning with wishful thinking. I know a couple of scientists from home, and they would make short work of determining its composition.

[ Not that he wishes any of this on them, of course. ]