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A Young Man Reads, by Henry Lebasque

‘If you were a superhero, what special power would you like to have?’ they would ask us when we were small children.

And some of us would immediately pipe up: ‘Being invisible!’

If only we had a magical cloak that, when worn, could conceal us from sight. How amazing that would be! We could go anywhere, any candy store …

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