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🎧 A strange and darkly comic read aloud from The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov — where a theatre performance turns into a surreal spectacle, and illusion begins to blur dangerously with reality. Perfect for listeners who enjoy satirical fantasy, sharp social observation, and classic literature filled with wit, mystery, and the unexpected. 🎧 Audiobook Excerpt from Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita. Read by Chapter Breaks – Short Literary Escapes. Classic audio pills for your commute, bedtime unwind, or a break anytime. At Chapter Breaks, we carefully select and curate iconic passages from classic novels — timeless opening chapters, dramatic turning points, or unforgettable finales. Each episode is around 20–30 minutes, designed to let you dip into great literature without the commitment of a full audiobook. Mikhail Bulgakov – The Master and Margarita – Chapter 12 | Black Magic Revealed. An evening of illusions. In a crowded Moscow theatre, anticipation gives way to unease as the mysterious Professor Woland and his peculiar entourage take the stage. What begins as a harmless display of conjuring quickly transforms into something far more unsettling — a spectacle that exposes not only tricks of perception, but the hidden desires and follies of the audience itself. Banknotes rain from the ceiling, laughter turns to frenzy, and reality begins to fracture. As the performance escalates, vanity, greed, and curiosity are laid bare under the dazzling lights of the stage. What seems like entertainment becomes something closer to revelation. Between satire and the supernatural, Bulgakov crafts a scene both absurd and unsettling — where illusion is more revealing than truth, and where the boundary between performance and reality dissolves completely. This episode invites you into a theatre where nothing is quite as it seems — and where every spectacle carries a deeper, more unsettling meaning. We are about to take our seats and watch the curtain rise. Let’s open the page together; your chapter break begins now. If you enjoy classic literature, quiet storytelling, and immersive audiobook excerpts, listen, follow and share to help us bring more classics to life!

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