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As with many things that Ben says there is probably something to this so called "magic box" , but I don't think it should be taken so literally.
If he had access to a "magic box" that could produce anything or anyone, then why not just do the hocus pocus and snatch up Widmore. Or why go through all the elborate schemes to capture Jack, Kate, and Sawyer when he could just wish them up.
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I agree to an extent. I don't think it can make someone appear, per se - but maybe it can replicate them, so he wouldn't have the original Widmore - just a copy - same with the bodies on the plane. If all he wanted was to get rid of Widmore though, why not just have him assassinated? I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard for Ben to achieve, after all he knows where Widmore is, but not vice versa. All Bens 'person' who was filming Widmore (4.06) would need to do was pop up and shoot him.

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