![Houdini, the magician who debunked magic, could not bear to see the great rationalist [Arthur Conan] Doyle enchanted by ghosts and frauds. And so he did what any friend would: He set out to prove spiritualism false and rob his friend Doyle of the only comforting fiction that was keeping him sane. It was the least he could do.](/assets/img/quote-photos/houdini-the-magician-who-debunked-magic-could-not-bear-to-see-the-great-rationa.jpg)
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