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PURE SORCERY

he word ‘apprentice’ brings with it numerous connotations. There is, of course, the memory of that cringe-worthy TV show headed up by Lord Alan Sugar (or President Donald Trump, for US viewers) which saw contestants try and prove their worth in various businessfocused tasks. Far more enjoyable is Walt Disney’s music-based segment in (1940), namely ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’. In both, its participants (be they aspiring entrepreneurs or Mickey Mouse) at one stage or another find themselves biting off more than they can chew, buckling under the pressure and,

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