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He says he feels like he's the "bumbling buffoon" in the "walled garden that is traditional publishing" and that he's committed a kind of "literary heist".

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After the young magicians put on an elaborate show and heist in which nothing is as it seems, especially if it seems interesting, the Horsemen from the previous movies show up with some notes.

But the Louvre robbery was just one of nine different heists that have taken place in France over the past year.

"We didn't know there was a heist," he said.

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The Court of Auditors report, drawn up before the heist, found that for years managers had preferred to invest in new artworks and exhibitions rather than basic upkeep and protection.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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