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The Wizard of ‘Ras’ ‘Pay no attention to the man behind the robot’
PHOTO ADAM FINKLE
BY AVREY EVANS
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M E T R A S F O R T H E F I R S T T I M E on a Saturday night downtown. His blinking lights and blaring tunes drew us in. A moth to a flame, I had to find out what the commotion was about. With kaleidoscopic eyes on the crowd and hands beckoning them to the impromptu dance floor, Ras is one charismatic busker. Adults and children alike twirled in his cold, mechanical arms.
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