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Easy Trick: Sawing a Lady in Half

By Wayne Kawamoto, About.com

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After you’re done cutting, hold the two pieces of the envelope together and pull out the paper doll. It will appear that the paper doll has survived the cutting. You can allow spectators to examine the doll, but quietly crumple-up and discard the paper tube before they ask to see it.

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