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Magician and performance artist David Blaine speaks to the media as he stands before the giant water tank in which he will spend seven days submerged in outside of Lincoln Center for
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![Performance artist and magician David Blaine begins his death-defying stunt as he gets into the water-filled sphere he will spend the next 7 days and night in, on the Plaza at Lincoln Performance artist and magician David Blaine begins his death-defying stunt as he gets into the water-filled sphere he will spend the next 7 days and night in, on the Plaza at Lincoln](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E9A357/performance-artist-and-magician-david-blaine-begins-his-death-defying-stunt-as-he-gets-into-the-water-filled-sphere-he-will-spend-the-next-7-days-and-night-in-on-the-plaza-at-lincoln-center-in-new-york-city-ny-usa-on-monday-may-1st-2006-photo-by-nicolas-khayatabacapresscom-2E9A357.jpg)