Julia, putting on a yellow construction-paper ring: "This is my maaaagggggical ring, Daddy."
Me: "What kind of magic does it do?"
Julia: "Daddy, it's not really magic. It's just for pretend."
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Julia: "When I take the ring off, the diamonds all DISAPPEAR!"
Me: "Wow! That's cool. Is that the magic?"
Julia: "Daddy, I told you it's just for pretend. They aren't really diamonds."


