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Carnival crowd enjoys a magical night in Saranac Lake

Erik White, left, blushes as he helps illusionist Leon Etienne into a straitjacket at the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival “Magic Rocks” show Thursday night at the Harrietstown Town Hall. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)
Illusionist Leon Etienne shouts and struggles his way out of a straitjacket at the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival “Magic Rocks” show Thursday night at the Harrietstown Town Hall. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)
Illusionist Leon Etienne pulls card after card out of his mouth at the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival “Magic Rocks” show Thursday night at the Harrietstown Town Hall. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)
During the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival “Magic Rocks” show Thursday night at the Harrietstown Town Hall, Charlie, right, is in awe as illusionist Leon Etienne reveals the card she chose in secret behind the ace of spades he initially drew, on the page, which at first appeared to be incorrect. He then ripped off the page, signed it and gave it to Charlie. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)
Illusionist Leon Etienne holds a bowling ball he conjured from a notepad at the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival “Magic Rocks” show Thursday night at the Harrietstown Town Hall. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)
During the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival “Magic Rocks” show Thursday night at the Harrietstown Town Hall, a young volunteer tests the veracity of a rope Leon Etienne later transformed into two ropes, a rope with no ends and a rope with three ends. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)
Illusionist Leon Etienne shows off two ropes — one continuous one without any ends, and one that was only ends at the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival “Magic Rocks” show Thursday night at the Harrietstown Town Hall. With a slow motion, the two became one long rope with two ends and a long middle.(Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)
Illusionist Leon Etienne drinks glue at the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival “Magic Rocks” show Thursday night at the Harrietstown Town Hall. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)

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