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Karl Fulves

zlA'.ethods With Ctrds (Part Three)

Illustrtted

By

|oseph K. Sehmidt

@ Copyrisht

1975 by Karl Fulves

Published By Karl Fulves Box 433, Teaneck, N.J. 07666

Part Three In puttiag togctbcr tbo

rontlacr aad tdree tbet go iato thc uklng of tbcac aenuectC.pti, thr intcnt Le to gtrivc fol novcliy of cffcct, rctlod or handLing. Tto trlctr in thl.c ccction fora aa crorptlon; thoy are trthlog6h thc Doortr tsd {lrhpethy Drlatrrtt tlichs tbnt Irvc pclforncd cxelucive}y for ltyrcn. lhcy o"ly ohicfly on dcvcloplag a aituatlon lnvoJ,vlag thc alnotatole, retbcr than tbr ror uanrl. ploccdtuc of dcvcloplag r rctbod. Sincr their raLn !.lao! fol- ell,rtoacr Lc to ratcltaLn layacn, lort cardlcn, ctpecielly card rrnlpulatora, dJ,I f,lnd thcl rorthlcrg. Thc aupplcmnt, rcelly part four of thie naauacrLpt, lcptcroatc thc overflor tbrt couldldt bo lncludcd ta thc-ee p.gca. lhta nanuecript la beLag aonpletrd la thc lettcr patt of Junc, ht elready lt la evldant thet Pelt tour rflf bo dcleycd untll ooretLuo tu 1976. Otbcr couLtuanta beve atirca, end I tblnh lt fail to ettcnd to tbsae firet.

Be f{imble Jacks rfhr. iatroducrd the pranicc of pcrforuing

Ia part t.ro Cage Effcatr e vlaiblc aandrioh offcct. lhs folloring la an Lrproaptu handllng of thc prcnLrc, thougb thc offcct la itaelf, diffcrent froa that decclibrd carllcr. lhc cffcct ir that tbc rcd Jackr erc placcd facc-up la on outJoggcd coqdltioa at thc ccntsr of thc decI,. A choacn and aigned card la pLeecd on top of tbc outJoggcd Jaoha. At tblg poiat tbe eerds erc hcld aa la Elg. l: you hrve e ]-cald randdcb out:. Joggcd flor tbc front of tbo dcck. lhe chorcn and dgncd card lLca on top of tbr tro Jaoka. thc ]-cald candrich lg puabd' ltlal-ght thru thc dcck. Fhcn Lt enclgca fror thc botton of tbc a3i{ /O} dcek, aa absrn in Elg. er thc cbocen cald l.a nc bctrccs thc ilackc.

ta uted. fbere la no prior p!cpalatlon ol giarickr. prcferably prlor E!,I93: flhcn you get thc dcck' andcardst f,acee to, to cone otbcl tll.ch, tun thru thc youracl.fl and cut tbc iIE to tbe top. Sey to tbe audLence tbat youtte uae thc red Jacbr for tbe trlck. Any drck

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thcp pLace thc tID on top of thc dcckq and tbe f,E on top of that.

f. Doublc, llft and ihot the JD. Urc tt to level up the ncrt caldl 'thc ,tf,.Slldlo thc'f,ecc:lP JU oats thc rID rith tbe lcft thuub. gofA tbc faee-up aa.rde f.ror abovc rlth thc BE. ?. As the Iff equarcc thc deck, obtaln a brsak undcl top calo. Ehc tE thrn aov98 abovo thc dcek cd the in cao atil ln squaring tbc the Jacks. A6 thia ls donct thc top cald of tbe dcck is ptckod up under the ietl Jacka. ,.Sry, {fhs rrd,.tlacka havc en odd ray of acting sonstines; Itra a ohcdaal rcactloal orc that baa ccicutictc and gatblcri ra tn" eouthrcat Ar you pattcr, thc Lcft thunb pulle tne Jn off onto the top of thc Fuz?I"9.o dcch. l. lhc BE aovet es J.f to plck up the iIE but l'n f,rct Leaves bchlnd thc face-dorn eald at tbc beck or bottoa. of thc packet Lt holda. 5. fbc lcft thunb forae a brcak at about thc ceatcr of thc dcck. thc FE, boldJ,ng tro cerdn nor (tne facc-up JDr ead bcbind l.t, tha fece-up f,E), tnscrta ltc cards lato thc btert. lhs tro calds a.lc allghtly reverre aplGad pr shotn !,n tlg. 5. llhc led King bchind tho JD thuc ia peeecd off et'the othcr Jaok.(fhig idea of ueiag onc pLctuls card to aubstituto for enothrr abould I think bc credited to Lln Searlca.) Ibcn ;rou got to thc cituation of filg. Jq cey, nfrrIl lcavo thc rcd Jachc oetJoggcd Ln tho ecntcl ao Jrou aan kce_p your

aye oa tbca.F

6. Srl,plc lift and lurnovcr tbe top threc calde of thc doch as I block. Sey, nflc caa uac aalr card' bet gd.ncc the dok bea al.ready bcin chuffled and cut, Irll Jutt uee the top cald.r DcaI the top aingle card of tbe dcck off onto tbe table and hsve thc clnctator etgn tbc face of this catd, 7' Ar hc doce thia, rquelc tbc .ID rlth thc KE, but eontinuc to Lcavc tbeec tro cards outJo6gcd froa thc front of tbc dcck. Aa you rqurte e! Iiae up thc JD ritb thc '{E' doraJog thc rID about L/L6a, in othcr rolda ao l.t le allghtly offact bclc thc top cdge of tbe KE, 8, gct a brcak uadcr the top tro calda of the drck. tale back the ei6aed cald ald dlop 5.t face-up on thc deck. The BE. lnlfolle a tliple turnover ud lancdtately glaapa the trlplo:"cald froa above 6ftcr the turnoycr.

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9, lbo LE op.na a brcek dirrctly abovo tho .JD. Sry, t!ilr oould plaec cigrrd card lnto tbo dcok.n Ar lrou arJr thia, Inacrt thc trlplc card Jrou! lnto thc blcek ro that tt ts ahoat lqurre rtth thc dcck, rL6. 4.I0. lbca thc BE rceches thc por!.tlon ehorn la ?ig. 4, tbc tdrrt fingcl perforal r-tro-card puah-off, puahlag tbc tro caias bolor right tb; to;r;.t oard flsch rlth tbo dcck. lX. full tbc toprcrt card out, aayl-ag1 nBut I rant you to kccp a11 cJrG on Jr9ur card ro Jrou can rlc cractry that happcD!.n puIl the tolpoet earo out go ,.t ll,nec up rtth the KE, lfhe altuatlon Lr ahora ia thc end ilct J.n Flg, j.

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l'2. tbc dcek ic bcld ln thc LE deallng porltloal Ebc rlgbt ftrat flngrr nor eontacts the outcr light oolnc! of the upJo6geil f,H by loving bctrocn thc upJotFq oa.rdo. the f,H la then grtppod bctroon the right fllaL and accond fingCIS r

I]. !!hc thunb ncr contacta thc top card of the ] outJoggeil carb. thlc cald Le thua gllpp.d botrscn the rigbt thuab end filct fingcl. Xota that bccau86 the ilD la allghtly domJoggcdr it ic iot gllplnd or bcld ia aay ray by the 8E. 14. lhc poaltion hot looks llke tlg. 6. tdote that the left little flnger ig at the bottoa cdge of the dcck. Fhie is to prevcnt an inadvcttant plungcr actton durl.ng rhat Ls to follot.

15. Ecealk that rhea thc carda are gll,d into thc dack, friction acte to heat ther up. le you aeJr thJ.e, thc EE puabca thc ] outloged ealde Lnto thc dcck. lbc BE j,raediately pulle tbe KE end the nlr oetd abovc it out of thc dcck, tbuc lcaving the JD nore or lceg squered d,th the dock.

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L6. lhc BE relceacc Lta grlp on. the outJoggcd. calda. gay, nBelenbc!, your cald ir rbovc thc rod Jeckc.n

I?. llbc lcft -l:lttlc f;lngcr loy.!, out of thc rry. lbc lcft ftlat fl,ngtl ll.orly pnebol tbc tro outJoggrd cudr fLuah dth thc lcck. Fllb thc oaritc, rit u thcy.t^!cr r, pluagcr actloa Le aleatcd thet ceuar. tbc rcd Jacke to el:ldc otrt of, tbc dcek a.a ladlcrtcd la R[g. 2. lhe apcctatornriot"-tu" tlt.roald peckct. Els elgned card dlL br Ftrgcn thc tro rcd ""oJecls. thcn la e rcvcrld E! ln the ccntel of tho dcc}' rbich crn be uacd u ic in anothcr trLck, ol rccletLy rlghtcd durlng subeequent card haadllag.

clra the hendrr* 3ig8tfrHli#*oru 15. Fot-lor rhe ort st-nal handu.ns thru 1l ec trlttcn. thea ploorcd ac follorc. 12lr lhclc are ! outJo6grd cardl at thta Bolat. The dcck is hcld Ln tfe LE {ral.i'ng pod.tton. ?bc }cft fllet fl'lgor puohca tbc throc sa-rds squalc rith tbo drcL. of

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IlA.,lhr lcil Jacks ele aG.E to harc eplnreatly al.ld thlougb the so tbc sltuatlon lt oncc again es ghcn tn ni.a.

elcck

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l4A, thc EE gla.tr the backJoggcd calds ag ahctn Ln Fig. ?. la thLs tg done, th€ night fingcra purh tbe card in back of thc JE (t[e aelcctad card) into thc dcck go Lt ic backJogt"d only ebout L/fn. 15a'

Sry, nfour card

thc Bf, Lifts the uppe! half Ln Ei6. 8. 151.

the Jacks but nol itta battccn thcu.n the deck aray to lcveal thr eituatlon ahord

taE -abovc of,

the lcft thuab aor tbuabg off the JE, then the nert card.

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the .prctator tula lt feoc-up to lbot lt 1r tht'ii.gacd oalil. [hsa turning tbc JD facc-dorn, r dotble lift rll-t gct lLd of thc crtla lovclccd card in

bach

of lt.

I lotr S[gbt changcr ln thc iffll'c effo? lc approacbed can !Gnult-];ln 6r.bstantlal obaagcl in rcthod aad handllng. Alro, thcre ala rrprovLagn etegcr tbet oea bc rolkcd lnto ths trlck. thue, ln llg. 4 thc fecc of'thc trillc card can bc fhrhcd to the audlencc slncc tbts ic thc aigacd chogen e"id.

Ey* Witness lay bolrored dcck is uged. Farf,orncr renoves tro rcd 4rs and pLacca thcl feoe-uP on thc tab1c. 8G rleatLous that eye rltnacccg at the acotrc of rn lnaident frequcntly onfuac.thc detail.e of rbat thcy rer. Soae rven d0,ala thet thcy sar tbc sraa pallon tn tro praooc at thc raac ti.rc. !o llluatretrl thc aa6iclaa placeo the tro lcd lrr feceup nert to one another in thc ecntcr of tb dcck ln en outJo66rd condltion. tbe outJoggcd Sre attv. to aark thc tcaD of a accldrat. A cpcctatol on thc left le ticilrfnrl to note the card abovc thc bt!. A apectator on thc rtglt aotea the card dLlectJ.y bc].or

thc 4rg.

fhen the cpcctatorfs nane the card that thcy, u alrc rltncslcr, !sr, thcy both nenc thc ganr card. lbis ia clearly luporatbbr the aagl,c!.aa rayrf becatlac tbc sa[€ eard oanrt bc;la tro plaact at thc gane tLae. !bl,s la rapceLally true of the card nancd by the tro cpectatora bacauee it isnrt crca ln-

thc

dock,

Tb p,erfolrel firct ahora that ths cald on cither aldc of the 4rs ls aot naacd. cald, Then hc goea thlu the deck a caril at a tiae to chot that thc .aaaed card is not is the dcck at all. fflatrs lecoartruct the ace!€ of tbe aocidcntrtt tha aagl.clen aayc. Ec placee the tro fts on top of thc dpck and cute thcn to thc ccnter. oPerhapa no{' re can tee rhy the card above and bclor the 4rl cbuldurt bc thc crrd eithcr of you nencd.n flc apreada the deok. fhcr'c ie not a card lgtllren thc SrE, and It is the naaed card. thc

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dctallcd pattcr and plcecntatton Ln lrnuscripg of thia typo, but Ifyo found tbat thc oyc-rltntac ragh ettrqotg thc tntelcat of laytcn and for thic reaaon I ttc 6onc beyond tbe usual bllcf dcscllptlons to detd.1 the plcaentatl-oa

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thc red l+," rr*ffi.r. rf you can think of uorc sultablc cardc (tle black Jachg, fol craaplc, to represent Boston Blackle and $an Spqdc) thcy oan of eoutrac bc aubstitutcd. pcnovo

2' Pladc tbe dock tn LE dealLng pcitLon. Biffle along the left Etdc rith the Lsft thuab untll a epectator calls atop. Ingcrt the flrct letl lr ia an upJoggod condltlon. the Lcft tbuub bolds e break es shorn in Flg. 1. flhen thc FB lcachce for the othcr , thc left thunb relcaecs o!,e card. ]. Insclt the othsr lcd h linto tbe breah. lhs red 4tr ele outJoggrd, and et thLr podnt tberr ia a ceril bstrtG! tboa. lrlcntion that the red 4t! nark tho acrnc of an aceideat. Atk tro alnctatorbr onc on citber aidc of you, to act ag cyo ritnssacs. 4. fhe dech ia hrld in tho LE tcchaaicta g!lD. lhc PE Eovca under thc outJogged 4fr and the rtght flngela pull tbct upnld. fbLe lcverg up thc OEtire paokct above thc 4tl, rhich packot la thca takca by tbe BE aa gborn in P[9.2,

5. turalag to the cpectatot on Jrout rlgbtr seJr, tflrd li.ke Jrou to rltncas tbe card abovc the 4ra',n Ac you aay thia, and kecping la riad that you rant only thia one apcctator to gec the card abovc tbe 4re, rotate tbs HE to r lnln-dora conditloa, fitg: 5r.lad l-e't thle apectetor eee tbe card th"t lIEg$L }iee ebovc thc 4tc. Ia Fig. , tbie ia the 2e, Although it looks a.E if it llce above the 4rs, ltra lcally thc card betrcca the 4fa. 6. Sring tbc BE paLn-up and replace tbe pachet on top of the dcck. lhe 4rr are gtll1

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ortJoggcd. fuln "attention to the Bpeetato! on your Ieft, aaylng that you yant bi'n to rcnenber the cald bclor thc 4rg.

7. lhc BE f.iftg up al.l catds above thc lrc and placcs face-dora sa thc tabrc. thc cituetion Dor ls ehorn in I1Lg.4A,thie packet thunb

E. PLaee thc rtght flngcrs on top of the !H packet, then rtth the left l:lft the card that appatcntLy Ilec b.lor the 4tr, ". eho;a rn rfl.4a.

fhis card tg the 2Ct the card bctteen the 4rc, and tbe ealo cald that rar aern by the ti ret apectator. 9, Iet thc epectator on the lefb look at the lndcr of this cald and te1.[ hin to relenbor thia catd. fhe BE then relaaece lta grlp on thic card. 1O. Fceapltulate all tbat hag happened thus far. Eaphaaize thc rc1l,abiltty of the cyo lltneacca, their lntegrity, fairneea, goid looka, taste ln cLothec, ete. fhen aat cach to sane lhc card he sat. lithough one apectatot 6at the card above the 4rs and the other aar the carcl bcl.or.the 4te, boih apcctators rI11 nane thc aaae card. Phaac

tro

11. Explaln th olear rapoiffii! of both qlaetators seelng the saac eardt palti.cularly tbe 2C. Thon add, trlJctrE sea thich card rar abovi thc 4rg.n the FH poks up^t!? tabLed packet and placee it on the deck, but in thc lfJogged condltion of Fig. 5 oa the nert p{ge.

1a. Iou.rrc in the ploceaa of scttl.ng up the ertcal. of tbe 2C. l{ote that thie Le bcing done.lhlle ehortng that the card on elther side of thc 4rs is not thc 2C, You have not ae yet co nuch ae inplled. tbat the 2C isnft even ia the deck. n0lcarly tbe cald above the 4ta raantt-the ZCrn you rer,ark. as the BS holds tbe LnJotg€d paekct in placc, the Left firat fiager pue'hea on the outJoggcd hror cauelag tbea to movo in rquare rlth the uplrer packct ac ladi-

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catcd Ln I[6. 6. But thia alro hrc a plungcr aIt'dc don and fluh d,th tbc lorcl lncket,

cffect rbicb

ceuaes the 2C to

11. 8ey1 nr.trc look at the card belor the hf!.n fhe

BE

ncgripc tbc

Iorcl packet plue the 2C at the lorel rl6ht colner, !,oyes thie packet directly to the right, FLg. 7, ud placcc it fice-up on the tabLc. 14. Xcnova saeh of thc 4rs cingly aud tooa then out onto the table. tbcn turn up thc top card of the packet ia the LB and ahor that thle eald Lc not the ZC cithcr. Pharc tbrcc

15. *I rneilT[E'-6iiE-you grat]eacn laaed couldart havc bccn tbc ZC. T. eat thc

ayaclf, earlier thia ryeaLng, ia aa cntirely different placo. It ras not evcn in 2C

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tbc deck.lf

16. Tb. 8E plckr up tbe LE packet, turaE it facc-up aad dlope it faec-up oa top of the tabled packct. In the saEe aotlon thc BH pLcks up the facc-up dcck and placee Lt into tbe

Ieft

hand.

L7. Iou nor uac a etandard procedure to ehor tbe 2C ls aot in the dcck. hsh off three ot four cards fron tbe facc of thc decL, abot tbea, tuln thce

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facc-dora ar a unit and geplecc thcn. behind the dock. continue rllh aaall groupr of thrce or four cards untll yourvc gbnc thru the cntlle debk. Beceute of tbe bandltngq thc 2C le D€vct reoar rBd tbua appcars to havc acvet

ln thr doch. lE. At .the coadlusiol, tbe dcck rtII lic face-dorn in the LH. Ilakaorn to ths audlenccr thc 2C aor ll,ca on top of thc dcck. bcca

19. trIrtrs rcconstru"a #F#rof the accident.n plcb up the red 4ra onc at a tilc and drop thcn taoo-up onto the tablc, one 4 on top of the other. lhon $trg thc dcck aa ovelhand shufflr:.to acnd tbe cboeen card (top card of the deck) to the bottol.

aO. nthc 4fg lerc at thc accne of the accl,dcnt rbcn re Etarted.rr Dlop lffc the facc-up on top of tbc ilcoh. thcn apFlently cut the 4ta i.nto thc deck. In tect perfora the Jcnninga tfBotton Slip Bovlcr, pg]- 5rO. lldE nove trancposea top and botton cardal briefly at the end of thia loutl.ns. Aftcl thc Botton Sllp Cut, finteh by givtng the dcck a eut to seao ths 4ta to tha centcr of the pack. 21. fftbs card abovo or belor the 4ts couldnrt have begn tbe 2C, rr you explainl nbecaneo I renelber reeing the 2C betreen thr 4tr. n Spread thc dock facc-dorn to reveal a card bctrc.ca the 4rg. Tble cr$d turna out to bc tbe 2C. Iou can Eteal thc 2C conpletely fron the deck aftcr Step 10 by lnselting the upper packet back on tbe dcck ln a faer-dorn coaditi.on. Then pueh the outJogged 4tg fluah rith thc ileck, ftlg.8. Thla caueeg the 2C to beeong dornJogged. It can be lappd or atolcn diredtly, Iater)to be produccd fron a ralLct, or flon l.nside tbr folder conteining thc insuraaic pollcy fol the rtandard inaurance pollcy loutlnc. In the 4-phaee handl-ing glvcn abovc no eardE are actually chosen by the epcctatore, hrt a glnllar approach can be used in thc context of a trick rhcre tro red carde are freely cheen. You can aleo turn the tri,ct alound ao lt Eole nearly receablee the Clcvcr trick. In Step 2 a rlffle folce le used, cnabling you to place the red 4rB on cl.ther gide of a double-lndex card; the etrnctaiord do lndeed see tro differeat calds, but botb vanlsh fron tbe deck later onr

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lhc Jonniarc Bottor SIip

Cut ErLGr.S lB EnG PrsgsnE Ersu-

litncc oora to

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aclLpt, lt nl.gbt bc risc to appcnd a brLef dcacrlptlon of Lt herc. lhc aovc ta not dlfflcult to lcaln, but hell:lshly difficult to coavay ln prlnt. (l) fhc obJoct lr to traaapoac tbe top and botton card of the deek ln tbe ectto[ of a double out. fo be5lnr hol.d the clcck 1.n-L[ {ca}lng poeltl,oa. thc BE conor over thc deck fron abovs end geta a thunb break under the top cat d.

(g) Whffc thc B,[ holde thc top half of the deck, the LE aovca to tbc lcft rlth thc botto balf of tbe doct. Botta card lc thc AD, talo (C) ffc left thuub block purhec all cards above the botton card of lte peaket to the rtght about L/4n. AD ia nor Joggcd to the left. (O) fne l.f, packet le placcd on top of, the BS packet co that the botton card of the LE packet lc allgncil rlth thc BE pecket. (f) tlr LE aor grlpe the folnel top packct. fba left flnger curl around ttrio packct and iato the break ectablighcd ln rrArr bJr the rlgbt thusb. (f) nm tH novee to thc left ilth tbe forncl top pachet plua tbc AD. Eb B[ novct to.thc rtg[t rltb thc foracl lcer packct pluc thc fcner top cald-of tha deck. lhcre ie stiil, a break oeparatLng thta eatd flon the packet Ln the nH.

(e) fm LE nor deposite Lts carda on top chnsqd tho top & botton card to change placce.

of the dcch. In tro cute

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Uatll I learued thc Jenninge Eoyer the aove I ueed rae to criap tbe lorer rLght corncr of the top cald uprarde. A break rae eetabliahed ovcr the bottou card of the dochl held by tbe rigbt thunb. lhe top half vae cut to thc left ln a aring-cut action and taken by tbc LE. Ac the Ff, lncket raa placed on topr ths bottoa card of thia pachet rae elipped under the crinped top card of the LE packet. tbs dech ra6 squared and tabLed. tbenl uaLag a tabled deck cutt thc ctlaped card las aent to'.the bottoa of the pack. $ane end reeult but thc trBottoa Slip Cutn ia faatel and caeier. Another subatitutc that perf,orac the aane functton le thc ledl'ag uetbod conbincd dsscllbeil La ilBLanl Intrud€t rtf Laaieally a eerieE of in-the-hands cuts cnd rethe dcsl.led to acH.eve card botton the of buckle pul1-dotn or ritb a ault.

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Progressive Trap

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!!hlr la an rrtrepolatlon of e trlck that c igiuglly eplrarcil i.n Xotcr lloi Undilglouad.. thc.ne8tctan uBG. tto black jre and-e-lrd 6r?18. lhc carda arc dotn rnd thcri countcd flon hand to hand. It ic ccen that the rcd 6 bc bcooac trepp,rd bottcrn ths blach 5ra. flth no adJuatacnt lu thr cardrr thoy us countcd fror baad to baad rgrlal nor thc lcd 8lc traplrd brtnon tb black 5rr, Tbc caldr arc lardlatcly couatod tror bend to band onc. !o!r. lDhc -lcd 7 bac turnd tac.-up asd la r.ca to b. trapped bcttrcn the 5rr. lhc lcd 6, ?, 8 erc placrd f eo.-up on thc tablc. Fo! thc unoxFctcd conelusloil, tba bleck 5fn erc turscd facc-uD-aud_plovc to bt r g,g j end e Ig$ 9t orectly tbc crrds ncrdcd to fill e 51617r$r9 rtrri6ht, eFlr r.d. OaLy f;Lrc cards atc ua.d, and thc blaak 5ra arc rc6n right up to thr coaclusLon of thc loutinc. l{ctbodc lro gaffrd caldt and a alaple critcb eonatituto thc rcthod. Onc of thc _gd.utcked celdc le a doublc-facc card &oring tho 55 on onc atde, 7D on tbc otbcl. lbc accond giralchcd card Lr a doublc lndcx card ahoring thr 5E and thc 58. Drarlng [Arf cbore thc tro cardg. On tbe baak of tha 56 coracr of /--\

Il+r I JIFI P*::J i-.1^l';' I lo"-"i71 f f f[ \-v I a tl.

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Per.,crcDsr ox BAir on THrs co'ilER'

tbc double Lnilcr card plae. a pcncll.dot. the gct-up f,lou tbe top of the dsck ic; double-indrx t, 5D, 9Br thcn the baladc. of thc dcct, then the 58, 7E , 8D, 55, double-facc card rith thc 5S ehorlng at the tacc. Preaentation

I. Eold the deck facsl6:iffiilH. fhc BE coace ovcr the rlock to thloc calds et the back of thc dcck and aquarc lt. [hc rlght thuab lcleaseg the left lLttlc fingcr cstabllabcg.a breaX over theee thrrc'carde. 2. tbuub off the fLve faca cardg into the 88, caltlhg attentlon to thc fact that yourle uaing tro llvefa d Slnilce, pluc a rcd 6, ?, ud 8. Donrt aall. attcntlon to the suite of the ted candg. -

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]. Placc the lcgitirato 98 tn back of thc 5E, pol,ntlng ost tbat tbcro la a black 5 at the beck of the packrt audr l black 5 et tbe f,ece of tbe packct. lr' Squarc thc peckct onto thc dcck. In rquaring the dcck, the 88 pulla the dcck do'n co Lt clcerc the left flret flngcl, E[8. ].. In tbc eanc rquarlng aetlon thc BE pulla the .dcck forrard again to the standaral dealing poaLtloa but lt Lcavcs thc thrcc carda under thc left Llttle flngcr brcak behind, lhc rerult Le tbat thero thrco caldg alc dotaJoggcd at ehorn ln Ptg. 2.

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t t0 ,, Youtlo nor rcady to perforl tbe crltch. Ag thc FE takca thc dock afay, thc lcft thunb pulls the 55 at thc facc of tbc dcck Lato thc LE. At the aa"rc tl.lc the left ltttlc flngcr retaLar thc thrce dornJoggod carda at thc back of thc dcck ia placc. lbus Jrou ato pulling the double-facc card onto a block of 1 cardr, but beeauaa tbeee thrcc carda are in a dcep paln poaitton, thcfu prerercc Ln the Ifl la not noticcd. 5. tbc lcft tburb aol prlla thc 8D off tUe dcck and onto the doublcfacc cald La thc LE. As the 7E lc pu1lcd off nextr the lcft }lttle flnger gcts a brcah bclor thia eetrd. 7. lake thc 5E ncrt and tbc hoaeat 5S last. Drop the dcck onto thc tH carda. Square all caldg in the LE lluah tlth thc dcctt nalntaLniag tha littls f,lager break. lhen.turn thc deck facc-dotn and place it oa the tabLc i bccauac you nalntatsed thc l.ittb f,lngsr break, thc top fLve cardc plvot to tbo left La a rllghtly angle-JogScat conditLoat ELg. ,. 8.Pick ap the five-oard packet d.th the tE.

BE plecca tba deck Ln the right Jackct pocket. Chock thc Bencil-dot on tbe top card; it ahould be

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at thc uppct rt6bt corn€r, If aot, turn the pachct cnd-for-end ln a casual cquarlng ecti.onr stilI kcepint the packet ftce-dorn,

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thc flngola ovel tho pecket. Furh off thE top card lnto tbs ncrt card uadrr it ia a taucd condj,tlon. Sha lcft tbunb thcn lnrforaa a tro-ceril pueb-offt plectng thr ncrt tro-a!-ono uadrr tbc tro ca!d! in thc nB. At thia point yourlc appareatly bolding threc fanacd oet1lt ln thc BB. t.

Snep

BEr thon thc

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IO. fhe BH tulne pala up. lbe ]-card packet ir nor fac.-up and tbe !.c! a rcd 6 trappd bctrccn the black 5r!.

eudieacc

Il. Drop this packct on top of thc LB oalds. Eold the packet in thr LEr thulb oo top, fingclc brlor, in prcparatlon fol a puah-ofl typc faLec count. 12. TaLc tbe top card lnto the EB on tbe count of cald oa top of i,t ol thc eount of ttfro.n

trOne.n

fake the nert

1r. Both thunba no; !ov{a to thc rtght. lhe lcft thunb doea a tro-card lhiLr tbc rlght thunb drarc thc top ci.ngle card, of ltE packct to tbc rtght. fhe conditlon 1e &ota lu ELg. 4. I4. Slldo the doubLc card undcr thc right thunb. At the cane tilre the lcft ftngele cteel back thc bottoa catd (ttra doublc-indcr card) of the right pachet' lhia pbaae of the handllag ls don oa the count of rllhrccrrr and in fact you do bave tblec carda ln thc FE at tbia poi,nt. 15. On thc count of nFourrtr thc top card of ths LH packet la praced on top of tbc FE pachrt. on the eotrnt of nFlvcn tbr rast caral in the r,H ig placed on top of tbe BE packet. fhie coapletea tho 5-aa-l count. 15. Bcpeat Stcpa 9 end lO. Uhen thc PE ie tulncd pala up, thc audLencc se ea thet tha rod I Ls nc trapped bctreen the black 5rc ac ln Hg. 5. puah-off,

J.7. Tbe BH drope ite cardg oato the oard in tbe LE, Tou nor apprreatly repeat the count, but there is a elight variation ln hancl3-i,ng. TaIs the top

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eald lato thc BE, lako thc ncrt card on top of it, tht b ft thuab nor doca r tro-cald purh-off of lta top tro cardr. Tb gltuatlon le in{loatcd in ftlg. 6,

but Josscd

to tbr ]3[!. TO LEF7.

JO€CED

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18, tho doubl.c cald frou tho top of the I,E packct sllclca undct thc llght thulb. At tbc aane tlne the Loft fingtra stcal baak thc lgg cald of thc BE paokat

(thc 8D).

19. fake tho top card fron thc LH packet onto tho top of the BE packet, and thon take thc laat card fron tbc I,B on top of all.

20. Say, tlhe black )fr'bavc trapprd the !6d 6 anil the led 8.n Ar you aay&ia, dcaL tbc top cald faoc-up on tbe tablcrthan the ncxt card, plcLng ths 6D undrl thc 8D. eI. nthat lcaves tb .lcd 7.n fan thc thrcc rcaalalng carda to levcal thc reil 7 faec-up b€ticcn tro face-dom cards, ELB, ?, 22. Place the red 7 bcttccn the tablcd 5 and 8. fhen reuark, nff thl,a rcrc pokcr, all rctd nced to fill the ctratght rould be a red Five and a rcd Nlnc.r Aa thls ll.ne is aa!d, puLl tbe top eard of thc facc-dorn pair over to

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the left. The BE then takes the doubLe-inder cald at the outer right corne!, thue.b bclor and fingere above. 2). Tura tbie card face-up, coneealing tbc 55 indl.cc rith the right thunb ac shots in Etg. 8. At the saae tine tbe lE fllpa the other qerd facc-up. the aituation la ehorn ia Pig. 8 abovc.

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2h. To finlch, dlop thc 9E at thc lcft cnd of the tabled eplcad, uno thc EX:,to lcoop up thc oprcadr and rbrn tt ls aquarc turn it face-dorn and drop lt I'n thc pockot that contalna thc doek. Lcwc thc packct ln thc pocket ea you takc out the deck for the nert nyatery. lotes (r) tne aritch used in SEic-5 16r? Lc caccatially the .GG aa a cr,itch deacllbod by Dcrek Dingle in frlnploaptu ELevatorn ln thc lilarch r?t pallbeareta Bqviot. tbc pivot action of the top 5 cards caused by the Litrte ffiEEF-Eii?Eir e Ienka'i turnovet Eoyc

dcsclibed ls 8l,r lricka By

Benk&i,

(B) tnc 5-as-5 count i.n Stcpc l2r1tr14f15 raa ono of the counts origC.nal1y dracrlbed la l{srlcan l{oatcq t! rtB tha Bcvalac !-as-5 1n Stcpe fZrfari-g, Chsck that uooltfiEr-f-ffi detdilcd deacrl,ption of thc sounte. (C) tUe gaffcd eatds caae froa a Eaiacg fa-ko At the tiac tbc routiac lae lritten up, thcas tcro tho-only gaffed cardsdeek. availablc rhicb could aadc to fit thc trick. If you decidc to-hive cardc nadc uB proferslonaLly forbc thia routl'ac, lttc fet better to use tro red-Ao€ce and a lracr a;t;4;lf'ta" fid.ch thc tcd Aeee cbaa8e to a black 5 and G. tUj contrast ia bstter and adds to a gtronger aurpliec aI the finlsh.

(o) Bcgarding the construction of the routine, note that nore happcne than the audlaacc le actually arale of. Thug tbe eX ane ?E are eJicrrca-Fi, 6D aad 9tr. The 3dtch alco gita rid of an unrantEd brack J anit ecta up tbe " other 5fa l.n cottect ordcl for the counte. the rearoa for the tro-c"ii fuau-off i'n Step 9le to prorldc a back fol the othrrico nbacklegen double-face catd. Piaallyt although nore heppeng here than ia the original loutine ia l{otea Fron

Under8rouad,ferGleountgareactua11yugedtobrtnlabouttheoc'iriiffi

Telepathy Exists Ibe title of, tble routinc dght al_go havc becn, -nAnd ffq Fol gorcth5_ng Oolpletely DiffercrtrH- bccauge lt ie a card trick thet'has lte ned,aua iapct onlv rhen torked fol laynen. It aight be approprl,att.to lclatc r snall ctlry ln connectlon rith thlg loutinc. It is aelf-errvlng, cractly the kind of thing I hate becaueo it staGls so obvioualy of eclf-a6griadiseaeat, but perhapc lt. 1111 point up the stlength of the routlng aad thue cavc it frol an-otheirier certain dlop lnte obllvl,oa. Sone

tiae a8o at a patty at trarren

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Kapa hoae

tbc trick rar p€tfolasd

fol e coupLc;lt ls a routl.nc ln rhtob thc rifc tuolscr a cltd choccn by hel bucbrnals thcn hc 6uclsct r card ohoaca by hLa dic, thcn the nenta1!.ot luecrcl a oerd choacn by citber party. Aftclrerdr, rbcn tbe couplc alrlvcd at thclr boict thc huaband cnteleil thc houac, cloecd end lockcd ile dool bchind blr, and announccd to hl,s rtfc (rho tes gttlL outeldc) tnat gbc rouLc not be aIlorcd isto the housc untl,r sbc told hta hor the trick na donc. Thc routlnc bec bcoa Juat aa etron6Ly leeelvod on other occaatoar bccauac of thc obvious triipoacl.bllity of cctting anything Ln advancc. the abecncc of oodcct thc ucc of aay borrored dock, thc ircc- celeitLon of a card, and ao but lrve gonc on long onou6b. tbs only regulrencat ig that the titct luat 9ar bc perforaed ln coepleto aerlousneaB becauee tha bueband La tb onry pciaif,io

tbo !oo[ rho docsnrt knor hor thc trLck ia doac. Sincc cverJrone etsl ls in thc secret fror.thc vely beg:Lnalng, tlry rl11 lnnediately cooperate. Phaee

on

Oae

fal.t for the convcrtatlon tolet anound to BSP. After both cldce hrva had thel'! sry, calnly ennouncc tbat telepathy doea Lndced eriat Jrou can PloYat'oa at any rate try to Plover Jrou! conteation. Ask if any 'nd of thc coupler preeant in the !oo[ have cxpericaced peychic crpcliencce ot if thcro havc bc.cn u'aa| rhca thcy acencd to be ablc to read one anothelrg nind. Gcnelal1y ona couplc dll rey that thcyrve had such experlcncea. Aak for the loan of e dock of carda. Uhile the cardg alc being fouad, ael' thc voluntecr couple to Joia you, the bueband eeated at your lfght, thc rife at your Lcft. Irt thc husbaad shuffle the dcok. telI the rife to turn her head eray. fben imttc thc husbaad ts chooge any cald, take the dcck fron hia. Eave the card retul:nad. Brlng Lt to thc top. Siace the chaon card ic aesured to bc loat ln thc deck, you teII the rife that it ls aLI right for her to face front e6ain.

As aa aid to conecntratlonr Xor explaia that you sant tbe busband to Iook over cone carda and gae lf hls card la aaong thcl. The FH pu1le about a dozcn calde fron the ccnter of the deck and fane then. At the Eane tine thc left thunb puabcs over tbe top card of thc deckl llg. 1. yourre about to enact a sinple fan gteal tbat eppearc& dccedea ago ln a flalter GLbeon booklet.

ScHM tt>T

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Ioul LH le nor gol,ng to al.d thc gE in naking the fan ridcl so thc tpectetor rilL havc a bcttcr ohancc to cpot hle card lf tt ln La the far, Tha BE covers thc top of the dock rolontarily, ead ln that lonent tbe left thnab puohea off tbe top cerd. fhj.e sald (tAc card choscn by tho bnsband) is taken betreea the right first and sccoad ftngcra behlnd thc fan, plg. Z. lhc lrft tburb and flret finger tben epread thc 88 frn a bit. Tou bold the fan up eo dhc husbend ean gsc. tbc faeos of thc ealdc. tbe rifo, ai.tti.ng dircctly acroaa the tablc,. eees thc cituatlon of llg. 2, and inaedlatcly knore tbat you a!6 flaahing to hel the card chocca by hcr husbead, tbc 28.

5c6u19a

You nc levelao the above qetl"ona co lhat the 2E ia loaded or droppGd back on top of the deck at the LS hclpe in clocing the BB f,aa, lhc FH c"iie ale tben droppod face-dotn on top of the deck. Donrt look at the tlfc. Inateadt aek the huabaad if he aar hta eard or one tbat r4e aonrthat l-:Lko it. Pletead to poader hia rcply, then tc}l hin to ask hle d.fe if she caught any

thought vtbrationa.

Bcfore.she has a chance to rcply, and beeause you donrt rant her to lt look too eaalrr tell hel that ahs ehould flrst try fol colorr'then au!t' thon the value of the card. She doec, and neila dorn the corlect cald. Alnost alnays the husbaad la astoniabed tbat ghe 6ot the card. Innediately you offer to lepeat the tric[, but you turn the trick around, aaklng lt inpoistUte for tbc hueband to euspect anything.

aake

Say yourcl Llke to try lt agalnr ht thls tlae the husband le to try to guess the choe.D catd. lclX bin to turn hia eyee aiay rhila his rife chooseg a ca!d' Hc turnt atay. You apread the dcck but lnaedlately lquet€ Lt. SliLe or rink at the rifct then aay to herr trAll rigbtr Frt Jrour cald back.rt It rhouLd be clear to her aad everyone elca preaont in the roor that cince ghc didnrt choose a cardr it ulll uahc no differcnc€ rhat card.her bueband thc peychic Baneai rhatcver card he naaeer ahc rilL eay hc lg corrcct!

Outrardly you go tbru the actioae of Phasc Onc, but of cout6e rhen you relove a packet of cards froa the center and faa then fol the rife r Vou do not gteal the top card of the deck, Ehc huaband ecsune! Jrou are treating hin rraotly eE Jrou treated big rlfe and thus concludce that he ehould in faet aaae any card thet couea to Eind. f,hca be doear turn to the rife aod aEh tf tba.t nas,her catd. She rill

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rct urtld thrt hrl hucbend corrcctly nancd her card. If sbere a good lctlcre lha lay cvca accuao bcr huaband of baviag previoualy torkJd out ts! aort of codc rlth ;ou. Srtng attcntlon to the husbCnd. Say, wAa a aatter of fact you dld naac brr cald arfully quichly, Pcrhapa you havc a etronget gt ft then you nay havc

reall lrd.ll

You hava tba optlon bcrc of lettlng the hreband a card, and tben levcfl tt vla tcbpathy. But a bctter rry to end theEhooac routLne LE ag fol1ota. tcll the huabaud tllt fgg ril1 chooee I cardl that ;ou rill algn it and Ehuffle it lnto the dock. SlncEThe oard la al.gned, tbere l" io oqurvoquri lf hc fiadl thc chcen_cald by telepathy lc rttt have the""n evidence or tl" aignature to plove hla abil[ty. Jrou

PLck any calds slgn the face and return the card to the ghuffle tbe dcckt hlt control the card to the top. fhca have the huabanddeck. cut dcck anyrhelc. thcn hc doea Jrou p€tforn the rrxn forcc o! croaB-GUt force tothe nark the locatlon of the cut.

Bcvier all that has trancpirod thue fer. Get tbe hueband to srcar that la3 no prlor oollueioa, fraud or codc betrccn you. Thcn let htn lift off ifcll tbe upper packct, turn up tbe top card of thc loter packct, aad ahor that by ao{p iacredlblc gl.ft ho aanaged to cut to thcsigned cald. lierll get a atanding oYati on.

Through The Door

lhie ie the eecond aad leat routl,ne ia this nanueclipt lhlch torki rcll only for laSrnae. It le perforned at a party La aoneorefg boae and uaer a borrored dcck. lbe chLef iagredient ia actlng abl,llty. tthcn J9u set the borrored deck froa your hoat, have choec e cald- and return I't to thc dsck. Control the card to the topraoaGono Shuffle ths dsck but rctaLn the chosen card on top.- No for the hype.

It ie

aaauned you ate perforning the trick in the llvlng too6. ft ie tberc La a door that eepaiatee the }lving !oo! fron aote othel loonr eay the kl'tehen. lalk over to the door. Brpliln tbat you ale going to 6l've the spectator the deck. !hcn, you add, you alc going to step uJuna tlc door and cloee lt ao that you arc ln the ki-tiben, thrith the drek le La the rLvlng loorr and the cloged door ie beiseen cpictator yoo. elgcr, aeguncd

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Erplaln tbat lrou etc golng to put lrour Grl to thc door.. On yuur Go!arad thc apectator lr to thror tho dcck at thc dool rc bard as hc can. SiaPly by lhc couad tbc cardr rakc rbcn tbey tnaah up agal.net the doorr trotr'rlll be ablc, becauat of ycera of aelf-dealal1 atudy aad dedication, to aalclntnr Bl SOgfD IIOII the nane of thc ohccn card. Thet lc the pttch. It counds etrangc, but )rou cen aaka Lt vegucly plausLblc if you bll'ng ln aonothlng about-rner diccoverieg ln ronel.-In iny cvcatl thc acthod bas alrcady bccn taba carc of. Tro pala6repbr rgo, tbcn you eald you r.lc n6ola6 to atep bchlnd tho doo!...rr you aiO ia fait-rtcp partlally bchind thc dooll Juat onougb eo that the trana lotdLng thc dcca.ras beblnd tha door and you t.!'c abLc, uadcr pcrfect cor€!, todrol tn" top card lnto your Jachct pockct. Erad thr d?9t to the apcctator. Benl.nd biu to tbror thc deck te firaly ao poaalblo. Br lill 6et r UlUt in bia eyc becauae he lntcada to rind up and aaeah tha dcck agalast tbe doot, but that tc precisely rhat you rant hir to do.

Step bchLnd thc

door and cLee tbe door behlad you. tflait eecond, thcn allr [8cady.r fbere rtl]. bc a treasndouc craEh as the dcck hitcatho doo!. not aay aaythiag for a accond. thcn, aa if dazcdr a&Xr rGood Lord, I didnrt Do crpcct you to thlc it bhat bald.tt Benove thc card frou your pocket and elap i.t agalnet your forchoad eo it rill reaaLu in pLacel face outralde. olrn tue doorl uut doprg etcp out yct, Sayr nlou threl the dcck eo hard.....rl t{or atep out rhcr€ cvelJronc can goo you. llake surc-you ataggcr out into the livlng loolte Errrrtou threr youl eal& rflft thr ougb thc door t rl

Snap Out Aces A rubber band La cnappcd oyel €acb half of thr dcck. Eddtng thc halves, In each hand, the aagC.cian ruba one packet over the othcr. As thia ia dono, the Acee enap out of the lnck one at a thc and are caught face-up betreer the one

packets.

ie any deck and tro rubber bande. There are no gianicke aa auch enall bit of prLor preparation. fron the deck and place thea in a face-dorn packct -on the Bcuove the fout Accs tablc. Perove anJr nXn card and place it on top of thea, Divide the rcilcthod r Needetl

but tbcre ie

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leindcr of thc dcck iato tro approrinately cqual paltr. Ptck up one Fcket end anep a tubbcr-band around the ridth of this packet. thLa facc-dorn bandcd pachet on top of the packct conglat- of Drop lng thc Aaea plus the iadiffcrcnt ca!d. Ncr pick up 5-card thie entllo group ead anep e rubbcr-band alound thc eatira gloup Lcnrthritc. The reault ie choun in Eli. l:

the lcngthtiac lubbcr-band eneirclea all Ealdg ln the group, thllc the ridthridc lubbcr-baad encirclea aLI calds c.xccpt the bottoa fivc.

4 AdES t

PLUS

tt)OTFFERENT

CARO.

Drop the packet cbof,n la trtlg. 1 on top of tho otLer half of tbe- dcck. place ihe dack Ln the JecLot pocket natLl ready to pcrforr, In aII of the diacuselon to follor it ahould bc pointed out that although thc Aoac eould be ploduood by conventlonal i'aethoita, I tanted to crplolt the uee of thc rubber-bandla thsaaelvea. The ratloasLc raa that since the rubbcr-bandc rere avall'ablcr they ahould be used to nake thc nethod easLer anrl the cffect etrong-

Cte

l, Benove tbe dcck frm thc pocket. Eold lt lu the LE. Lift off thc np1nl bandcd half of the deck and tosc it face-dorn on the tabl.e. The caeual atrongly LnpLlea that both rubber-bande encircle the upper'Aaff of ll"dP"-S thc dsck, eractly rhat you rant-ffi audience to think. ?. Sbufflc thc bottoa half ual,ng an overhand shufflc. then thc leagthrlec rubber-band fron the other haLf,. Place the bandcd half renova the oa table (you caatt tosE it es you dld ln Step 1 because nor therc ere loosc carda at the bottm of this lalf, specifioalLy, the 5-card packet cEiTaining the Aeea). ,. SILp the loose lubbcrband Lengthrlec over the second packet. floId thc pcketa, one in eacb band, ac gborn la *!g. Z. the packete are f*e-to-face end iu contaat rith one anothe!, 4. !o bring about the appealanc€ of the fl,rst Ace, both packete aove back ainultaneously, but thsy nove l.n"dlffelent aH.rectlonc. The LE packet aoveg back end to tb left, ln othet rords, diagonally back aa shofn by tbe atrot

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ln Elg. 5. Shult-rncoucly thc SI paokrt, rhlch lr !a oontect rrtb thc Acc et tbc faco of thc tfl peakot, lottr uouad to tbc top of ths Lg-packot. lbc 8l pachrt tulns oT!! to a faor-dorn eondltlon l,n thc proccel. lbr diroctlon of rovcacnt Lr eholn by thc a!!o: on the rlght ia ELgr ]. 5. lhat ectuell.y happene hclc lc that tbo mbb.r-band oa the EE packetr actlng ar a hl'6h-friclios arufacc, pulla tbe ftlrt eround to thc faac-up condl'tLoa thorn ln E[g. ,A. trol luc lllua''oa to Acc rork, both hepda

a.\1

dtul$$oug=Iy. Otherrtec Lt is trangparent tbat rhe Bf, packer ia

tFt; l.!v?Accr off the fa-ce of tbe Lg pecket. put.ll'Bg 6, thc pogLtion after thc ploduatlon of tbo flrat Aco la rhon

ln Elg. h. fhc Acc scanc to. eaep out of thc dcck. SLncc neithel haad ia reaotcly neal the point rhere Lhc Ace rakce ita appcalaac6, it Le obvlouc tbat slttght-

of-bend cannot cxplal,n hor the tn frlg. 4 that you chould try to catcb E Gotncl of the Ace uadcl thc lubberband alound thc LX packet. TbLr ig not rcc.r.lly ht lt 1g a tnack falrly caa!,ly lcalrrd, aad it eddr to thc cffcct. Acee appear. Xote

tablc.

7. Scparate the handa ao that the fi.rst

gltdet facc-up onto thc

nor letulno to the pnr'r-up co[ditLoa of ELg. 2. 9. !o produoe cach of tbe rerainl,ng tbroe Aeca, aclrply folLor gtcpr

E. Tbe BB

4 tbru

Acc

E.

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lhc leaaon for havLng tbe trXn card betrccn the lE packet and.the fonr Acca is to provlde a elldlng surfacc for the produotlon of the lact Acc. Othcld.ac tbc laet Ace louLd b held tn place by the rubbel-baad erouud thc LE peckct and rould not aoyc. But ed,ncc the crtra card ie therc, lt can bc uscd for a follor up cffcct that ia not only in ontc:t rith 'rSnep-Out Accatn but autonatieally provl,dcr a clean-up that allora both packcts to bc orld ncd. Bcfolc dcccrLbLng thc follor-up trtck, Itd 1lkc to nention that the abovc handliag ls not quite thc origLarl; ll the lntcrvcn5.nt"Jrcatr the bandling raa lnflucnced by Piet Fortonrg aca poductlon fron Ocn ragazLae. trot Brcn

HoudlnL

Arcuac yourvc Jurt flnlabcd perfolring nsnap Out Aecc.rf Th€ four Accg lte fecc-up on the table. Placa the rubbcl-banded packetc on the tabls. Bonovc the lcngthrlac lubbcl-baad floa the 8E packet. PLok up al.l four Acea, turn thea facc-dorn, and drop tbea on top of thc BE packet.

Act as Lf yourvc Juet thougbt of aaothcr tllck uclng tbe other peckctr the lubbcr-bandcil packet. Bcnwe the toproat Acc flon the 8E packet and drop Lt face-dorn on the tablc. PLck up the LH packct (end tbe looec oard coneealcd undcl tt ) end dlop t t on top of thla Ace. the LE packet atl,Il hec a rubbcr-baad lulning around lte ridth. There iE an nXr card os the face of thic packet, frec of the rubbcl-band. Plak up the LH paclet flon abovf ritb thc BE, Elg. 5, takia; ittb,lt ths Acs and thc tfln card. Plaas tbe pacbt ln thc LE. Bccauec thc rubbcl-band aLleedy provLdcs the start of a gcnorour break, it le caey to alt p thc Left f.ittle finger bctrsea the botton tro cards and the balance of the pecket. Do not lcleagc the BH grlp of llg. 5, Aa Eoon aa thc break ig eetabIiehcd, the 8E $,vots the entlre paclet ovel bookdge (lnclutling the botton tro caldl) to thc r{,ght, Lnto the poaltl,on a}rotn ln Fig. 6, Becausc of the

ga

lqlwt

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plescaea of tbc Ic ft litt1e flnger t the bottoa tro carda arJ.ng over to_the argled-Joggcd condltlon ahc in Elg. 6. Thie ie tbe tenkai turnover lov€r -182-

EoId thc packct rolcntarLly Ln tho LE ao

grlp to thrt rbora Ll ELg. ?. llhe LE aor grlpa thc tro fecc caldr d thc dcckt thulb la back, f;ln6era at thc facc, af sborn ln X!6. ?. lba BE erlnge thc packct over to thc fecc-dorn condLtion shorn ln llg. 8. At thc aans tine thc right flngcre pult thc fecc catd, the Acc, rquuc rdth thc

tbat tho BH can ahlft ltl

Itaohat.

thc celd bchind tt dorrnrt novc bccaurc Ltra hcld colldl.y in place by tlo high-frlctl.on ru!face provided by thc rubber-brnd. thus thc left thuab and fln6cls cen grarp tb- :mppoecd Aoc ffgbtly and pull lt frcc fron tho dcck ln rhat aaounte aearly to an autoratl,c botton cbangc. lhc leacon rhy tho LE boldr thc nf,n sild at all la that thc lcft

tburb, posttioaed cractly aa chorn la Fig. 8, acte aa e Ectocn to plevent thc apectator fron catching a flaEh of tha Acc bclng pullcd tquarc itth thc packct, Bcsovc the plotrudlag card rdth the lff. the FB ahifte i.ts grlp on the paekct co that lt holdg thc packet ar shotn in Fig. 9. Ihe LE then puahse tbe apparcnt Acc iato the center of, tis packct. Graap the p cket fron above by tbe LEr flngcra at the outcr end, thuab at tbe innr cnd, TcIl the audi,encc that thc Aoc, tlapped in thc ceatel of a lubbcr-bandcd packct; couldnrt eccapc Gvc! if tt lae EoudinL (bcnco, of courae, the title of thl'e trlck). Fausel then add, ctrcept under rather exceptLonal circunstasceE, raturally. the LE noves back, then forrard ia a qul,ck tbroring notloa. At tbe aa*, tinc tha lcft tbunb rcleeees the Aee froa the bottoa of the pachct. !h. Aae anapa out to e facc-up condltLon and faIle to thc tablc.

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lhls conplctco the routiac and cverything natr nct be left rltb the ruilleacc. fou rlll note th,at thlc routtnr Le leletcd ln genclel plerlee to tbc traditionel olcvatol cffcct, hlt rlth thc addl.tlon of e rubbcr-band around tbc pecket. By alnplc extsncl.on thc banded dsck cln a.rye aa tbc aterttng potnt for e nulbcl of arbltioue card varlattoaer col,o! cbangclr end tho llkc. A fcr bandcd-dcch alfcctc arc eppcndcd bclq ae unaolvcd problenr.

Bandcd Dcct' Problelr Ar acatlonedt thcac alr offercd as ungolvcd probleac. Ibe noct dlffiault for ne to eolvc rer the hat on. tbe rcadcr aay oa thc othcr hand flnd all of this childta play.

,ffllP IXr A card La choacn., cigncd, and returncd to the dcck.

The dcck 1g oased. A rubbcr band Lg cnappcd around tbe dcck e! cbotn

O

Ln ELg. I.

lhc dcck ts held Ln tbe LE aa lndt catril in llg. l. Itr FE ic then paord la front of thc dcck lonentarl,ly at !,a ELg. 2. EH la lcnoved, thc rubbcr band bag Flg. ]. Thc dcck ls lenovcd froa thc sas. ard lt l,r dfucovered that tha lubbor;band ts aor ln thc centel of the dcck, caclr cling thc choscn cud. WW\IGPISSA9E t The nagictan holdc a drck of calde l,n hig LE. A rubber-baad lo anapped lengtbriae around thc deck ec chom in Xlg. l. Yourve prcvlously placed threc or four crlda on the table. lbe apcctator is offcred a cholce of onc of the four caldr. Ec pd.ckc a cald and eigu lt. llben the uaglcian takea the card and pla ceg Lt on top of the dcck. At thtc point thc dcck is beld Ln an upright poeltlon aE shon tn Pig. I. Yiatbly and rl,th Bo cover, the uaglciaa lmabes the choscn cetd dora go that tbe cald penetratea the rubber-band and alltlce directly lnto the center of tbc dcck es ahorn ln tlg. 2. lhe docl ls stlU cnolrclcd by thc

lhcn thc

vaalEhed,

rubber ba!d.

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EOOf,BD: A oald lc chqcn and ai.gncd. You tbcn enep a lubbcr band around tbc dcak and hold thc dtck upright al sborn ln tlg. 1.

thc aigned card lr nc takcn d,th thc BB and placcd on top of the doek aa LndLeattd La thr prevtoua plobleu. Shcle Ia, horevcr, a dLffercncc ln tbc cffect. lhc BE puahae the chorcn eard dorn go tbat Lt penetrateg the rubbcr-band and elLdca Lnto the ccnter of the deck ac dcplcted ln FJ,g, 2 beIor.

Ehca thc cho.cn card ia alaoet flucb rith thc dock, thc FE pulla the cald aharply uptard and out of thc dcck, but nor the rubbel-band is around tho card, ftLg. Jr and not tho dock,

of a dId rcference note, the first and third poblena rcra diecusacd rltb J.U. Sarlec JrGa!8 ago, lhc datc rould be plor to 196O Uut at present f canrt plnpotnt Lt nore accuratcly. lhc Sarlee eolution to ttRrzzltng Paaeageff rae bagcd on r Jordan idea. Thc flrst problen rae descrl,bcd ln a lctter to Don lfcllecn at about thls aauc tlnr. I have a hazy recollectlon of preeentlag on€ colutLon to thia ploblen et e acoting of the Divielon Stlcct Eegularrt plcelded ovel by tI.L Sarlss. lhe indLetinct nenory La no doubt due to tho fact that tbe aolution lorkcd out at that tine tag probably atful. By raV

\ffee Three

fro Jokete ato placcd Inside a card €aac. llhG epactator choeeE e cardr eay thc ]8. lhe ]S te plaocd lnto thc card calcr tbe nagicl.an gC.ves thc oaEo a good abakc, thca handaLt to thc tpectator. The apectatot tenovee the three carda and fiads that the ahaking of the card caEe caueed thc 55 to ahrl'nk to balf l,ts orlgt nal aize. Ucthod: The basic approach coneigta of placing tro Jokers into the caeer -r85-

atcalJ.ng oac baek, end thcn lc-loading tha! ilokcr back lnto tbc caac lbcn yourlo euppoacd to be puttla6 the ]S into fhe cEBGr Oac Lrportant pol.nt Ln thc ncthod is that cach Joker ts act'ually placad Lnto the card casi. Tberc alc Bo 6Lrrlcka.

I. Start by aecretly loedtu8 a strall ]S iato the ce.Ecr Eevc thc !otuon top of thc dock. Bun thlu the dcck end toas out the tro Jokcrg. ]S _l'ar ?ebl.c the dcck. 2. Plek up tbr ca.rd cagr end h old lt ln tbe LH botrcca thunb and flrst flngcl aa ln Fig. 1. lhcn plaoc or eltp tbe tro Jokere uadcl thc lcft fllet fl,ager Ln a atlghtly feanrd conditl,on lr sborn ia Fig. l. ]. the 8t ![cha.'up thr toploat Jokcr at Lts uppcr left coracr (1ry1g. I agal'n) and sllder thia Joker'tato ths cald caac, t[gl-2. flhen the light fluat

buttr agaimt the top of the cald cagc Ln Elg, 2, aove thc thuab and flrst flager out of tbe ray and allor tbe lenaildng thlec fLngera of thc FE to push the Jokcr all the ray lnto the casc, ELg. 5.

4. tbccc fiagcra never Ice coatact rith the cased Jokcr. fhe thunb arc flec to graap the sccon* .Ioker ; thc BE lcuainc atationary. card case to the lcft.

and first fl.ngel Thc LE ilrarr thc

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5. Slncc the B[ ranalar rtatlslary rad thc rlght flngcre atLll contact the cescd .Iokcr r tlilr Jokcr rflt boria to rIidc out of tbs cete , flg. 4. Bhic .fitc,l ia lctatnci a6al.nst thc ifgU[ pal! rg lt atidoa flcr of thc cald cllc. 6. the dgbt thunb and firat flagcr gccsnd .Ioker. lhc pod-tion et-thle thc tlalp polnt ls ahon ln E[9. 5. The ftlet Jokcl Lg flco of thc cea., held a6alnst thc r{,ght peh by thc rlght aecoad, thlrd ud fotrrtb flagclt. As thc racond Joksr la takca, thc ftrgt Johsr La rclcesed and allotcd to ta].l lnto tho lep ea lndtcatrd ln Flg. 6. 7, Pbcc tbc secoad Johel lato the ctlo e Cacual),y chor the caac botb gidas and toaa lt onto tbe tabl.c rtth thc gB.

8. the LH dropa to the lap as', the BH toegec thc casc oato thc tablc. lhe lappd Joker Le ttrcked up ln gaablerta paln pocltiou ln the LE. Thc BE tbn seoopg the dcck off, the tablc.8he LH ls there to lcet lt and thua lade the Joker onto the face or botton of thc pack. p. Double cut tha Jokcr froa the bottoa of the deck to the top. Falec shuffle r cut and retaln a blcrk betrcrn tbc halyca. Sinec the legular ]S ral on top of the dcck to begin rltbl lt le ncundor thc Jokcrr ald you els holding a break d.irectly abovc tbe Jokel. lO. Rlff1c forcc to the break and cut thc deck at that polnt. Double Iiftr lholiag thc lSr and tura the double card face-dora, Take the top card of thc dcck, rupporcdly thc ].5 but rcally the Jokcrr errd l.naelt lt into thc card casc Ln auch t Eay thet tbe crdll !8 already ln thc casc, bccones ea.nd-187-

richrd bettocn thc tro Jokcra. 11. Clac tbe flap oa the G!,8cr Sheke the cass and hand it to thc slrctator. Ee opcne ltr rcnovc thc thrce oardc ra a unlt, and fl,ndt that thc 5S haa ahrunk ln aizc. lfotea (l) ltre ItBc Cop" of StEFff thru ? ean be valicd co the firgt Jokcr, lnetead of endlng up in thc lapr endo up bchind the card case and la Later lappod o! loadcd dlrtctly onto thc top of lhe dcck. Aloo, thc baelc nancurc! dclellbcd abovc cen be used to arltcb one card for anothor, o! accretl-y Load an cntirely dlffclcnt card lato the caee lnatead of tbc fllet Joker. Ar an cxenplc r auPpoac thc filct Joker tc!6 not e aingl,c card but tro carda, lay the Jotcr backcd up rlth thc 2C. lhe dotrblc cald goca J.nto the caee but you gteal out thc Jokrrl lcavlag tbe 2C tn ths caac. Ehe eudl,eaca s€ca a card Ln thc caao end aasu!.r lt la thc Jokc!. (B) In etcp E tlc lappcd card can bc loaded dircctly on top of tbc dcck inrtead of thc bottoa. If you ale frntl.Lal rith Slyd.inlfa techniquc f6l lordln6 a card onto tb top of the dccLq you can plocced rlthout aclay to perforn thc a€ccaaary ectLon, then innedlately go tnto thc riffle forcc. (C) SolutLons llke the nsthod dcrcribed above require attention to anglcr. It lea for thia rearon that tbe tro Jokera rGre plecrd ln tbe LE at the ctart; ac tbe first Joher la put into tbe cagc and atolca out, thc sccond

Johel he3.pa tclcon tbc.steal.

Srcond Hcthod

After the ebovc r tnofiiffiGlffio foay Slyalint, rc dlacusscd other poaslbilltLeg of coppdng the filet Jotser fron the dcck. lhc fol-Iorlng ncthod, 9% of rhich la Slydlnl.rs, allors you to perforn the cop rithout the necd to lap tha cop1rcd catd.

I. Xthe preparation lc the aanc ae ln the flret nethod. Step I of the flret nethod ls also the aEEGr Yfhen you pick up the card canc to put it in the LE' fold back tbe fIap. The care is gripped ia the LH as chorn in Fig. 7. At the gtart the flap ie held back by the left flngera.

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2. Tbc BE ptcks up thc flrat Joker and pl.acea lt lnto ths carcl caae, eliding it dora untll tb rtght thurb Jaaa ol butts againot thc top of thc cale, ELg. 8.

]. lhc back of the BE lc taard thc audlcncc. lhc 3lI loves out of tbe ceec, c1l.p$.ag thc dlokcr bctrccn thuub and ftret f;lngel, Fig. 9.8bc .Ioker ls lnnedl,ately transfcrrcd to Slydint Pala poeitl,on.

4. Ihc BB novcr out uatLl the palcd ilokcr clcara the cald caso, thcn ES Fover to piokup thc cccond Joker. Itr ro dolng, thc palned Joker Dover boblnd thc eocond Jokcr, ELg. lO.

the

5. Thc lbft fiagora 1lrrll thc palaed Jokcr dorn and out of the EE untll the firet Jokcr ie aquare i"th the card c8,Boo fhe BH hac ueanrbile greaped tbc escond Jokcr betrscn the ltght thunb and firet flnger. 6. Ehc aecond Jokcr le alid Lnto the cascr Plg. 1I.

7..Ioutlc no; gotqg to ahlft tbe gltp of the LE on the calcl case. Thc r18P-

Ff, graapa the caae by the light tb.unb novJ.ng lnto the easc, the fingel outsid,c and 1n dlrect contact rlth the firct Joker,

flret

8. Ehc llrlt Joker la ptvoted baok agaLnat the heel" of the right thunb, ELg. 12. the LH grLpr the card caee at the top eo that the flist fLn8er caa closs the frap, Fig. r]. The BE rovce sray rith the copped or palaed ca!d.

@ 9. Bbc reet of the trick proceede as dceclibed in Stepr 8 thru lI of the flrst aetbod. A final note. If you ueE the aaell calda that havc a length equal to the rtdth of a noraar card, thea Jrou can actualJ-y ahor tro calde iaalde the crao ar lndLeated in Fig. 14. The tro calds erc lithdlarn Juet enough to shor thea to the audlence rithout levealLng that onc of thc carib ia only helf as 1ong aa

lt

choul-d be.

Thc cards are thea sl3.d. back iato the the flap cloecd and lrou ptoceed as .rritten.

caaef

A enall conedy toucb le to attach a pi,per clJ.p to the chosca card (ectually the Jokcr)r then steal the'cLip aE the Jokel goea into the card casc ln Step lO. At the flni,eb, r'; only thc ehoden cald ahrinke in aize, the papGr cllp rcaaining the an6 alze. Fenarkt ae if puzzled, illhe abrinking ploeeaa neyer Bee&a to rork rlth aetal.rl

App*oachirg Zero Ihia dgbt bc called a negatiyc ac€ aeacably. Aftcr perfornlng onc of the usual four-Acc trioke rhcre the acea gatbcr i,n one heap, the nagicLan -1go-

gatherg thc four Acce, dlacardg thc lcr.alndcr of thr ileck and then cluarg the Aocg to vanLch onc et a tiac. Juet tbc four Acoa are uscd, no othcl

carde, no ghrickr, no plcpalatl-on.

I. tbe fou.r Acce Lle face -up o the tablc. tho deck !s caeed aad put atry as lt la not uaed. 2. PLeL, up tbc tro led Acos and hold tbca facc-up, -ILghtIy fanncrl, ln the LE. fhc RE picks up a black Ace and oprnly ineclta it face-up betreca the red Accc.

l. Cloac up thc faa, aqualc the packet and turn it face-dotn.in the Iff. Satr nfa usa Juet threc oarde. fhe black Acc La ln ths dddle, bctrecn thc rcd Acea.rr Aa you petter, block puch-off .tro caldr aa ons, takc thct la a unl't in the BE' and tlaagfel thea to the bottor of the packct. thcn lrog : puoh-otf I rtr6lr cqtilri,Gakb.ttat a rLnglo card rith the 8Er and put thLa card the bottor of thc pecket. hah of,f tbcincrt'tto,:as oirr, tlka flica-tt r unft; tntb tbii8li eni,tlanrfcr theu to the bottoa. l+. Supporcdl,y yourro Juat cannted thc calda to shor thler facc-dora Ac.s. Actuelli, bccauac of tbc bandl{ng, the black Acc la oa the botton of SUPPOS@ BLACK ACE

thc packet. fen thc ) cards faoc-dorn betseen the handa and outJog thc ni.ddlc cald, ILg. I, calllng lt thc black Acc. Note that the oard o the left, the actual black Aoc, ie alightly lccr or bachJogged than the other Aecs, Pusb aII J carde to thc lcft and lnto thc I,E. the bottol oatd, bccauge it rae bachJoggpd to begin lith, cndc up in ganblerta paln pocltion ln the L[. Ehe BE noveg over tbc packet to equare thc outJogged (epparent) lce rquare ;lth tbc packct, E[9. 2.

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6. la tbl,a le done, thc LB rclsarer tbe bottoa card, cauaing it to fall iato the lapr ELg. 2. Contlnne rqualing thc outJoggcd card flush rltb thc rlnglr card ln thc f,E. Tbc rquartng ectloa rhould bc alor ini ilrllbrrett, anC thc cardc ahouLd be altghtl-y curvcd ln a convcr nenla!. Botb baada novc out torard tho center of thc table ro thcy alc araJr fioa the cdgc of thc tablc. ?. lhc FE takcs thc rqualcd packet fron abovc and pleaBea it dorn agrinst tbc tabletop er you !aJr, rflf you puah herd enough ths bleck Asc la etorl,zed.rr lhen takc e card La caeb hand end ernp thcn face-up, ELg. ), to rhor that tbc flrat black Aco brE vanlshcd.

E. Placc tbc 8[ Acc undel the Lf, Acc, but in an upJoggcd conditlon a. in Plg.lrr Flip thc packct face-dom in the LE. Aa tbc BE aovee ovel thc packct fros abovc to rquare thc calds, it palnc thc topnoat Acs. lbc lnlning actlon hcre ia baalcally a Lcver-action F IE aince the top card lc outJoggcd and can caall'y be tlppcd up into tbc 9fi. 9. fbe 8E ianediately go€E to the face-up black Acc reraining on thc tabLo and fltpa thiE Acc face-dorn. thca tt dlaga thie Acc back, filg. 5r alloring lt to fal1 lato thc lap ac the BE peruilta tbe palned Acc to coac lnto vter. Ia effcet youtve {itchsd the black Aec rhlle arltching Ln the fece-dorn palncd lcd Acc. 1O. Ecaark that if you placc thia bLech Ace bctreen thc rod Acesr Xou ahould grt ri.ailer reeulte. thc 8E ncl pretcnda to lnrert tbe facc-dorn oard betreen thc tro carilr la thc LH. ActurJ.ly thcrc La oaly a alnglo oard

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la thc BE, eo you bevc to frkc thr laecltlon, Ilg. 5. 11. Brpeat Strp 7 to ehor the vaateh of tbe Eeccnd black Aoc. la. Iou shonld aake it eppou that tbe trlck it oyc!, tbat your ontry latrnt rer to caurc thc bleok Acee to taalgh. Place the BE Acc behind tho LH Acc in aq upJoggcil condLtlon, a! ln Elg. l+. 1). FIlp tbe pachet facc-dorn lnto thc LE. Eeat the back of the Lf, a6el.net tbc tdgc of tbc tebletop, 14. Ibc BE novea ln frou abovc to tquare up the tro led AceE, A3 tt doeo, allor the bottoa card to slldc out of the LE and tnto the lap, Ilg. 7.

lt. Sey, FNor tbet I thlnk of lt, lt rorks rith thc led cards too.rl thc BE nc rcpeats thc buclneas of preaaing the packet dorn agalnst the tablctop. Then it enapa tbe eingle Acc facc-up to eha that onc of the red Acer bae vaniahsd.

16. 8be bst Ace Le placed ln the rtght FIc' aa sbora in Elg. 8. Placc thc tro handa togotLer ea lndicatcd Ln flg. 9. The LE le a1lcrd to 6l1p the cardi tbe BE uerely covcrr lt,

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I?. Srlag thc LH ead ita pelacd card dlockrl.rG !o lt la at rLght englcr to thc BH, Fig. 1O. Notc ln E[9. lO thet eltbough the card Le ln a ncrlrl LH pala, ta lcratloa to thc 88 the cald la tn e dcop gaabl.clra IaIn ot cop pori,tlon. ThJ.a ta thc kcp to thc vanlth of the lact Acc. .1E. Ih. LB aovcc stlel6ht fottlrd, oyo! the BH, as if to dcpoclt thc Iert Acc fht agalnct thc tablctop. In fact tbc card la lcft bebind Ln thc BE, Elg. I1. Tb€ RB lc rbout 4n flor thc edgc of the table et thia polnt.

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19. Ag thc LE Eovcr forrqrd, the BE ravolvcg to a paln-dorn conditLon aa lf to get out of the ray of tbc LE. the etalt of this ia shora ln Flg. Lz and thc fld.eb ln ELg. l]. Ar the 8E rrlat-turnB to a pab-dorn coadl.tlon, thr oard coaccelcd la thc 8E 1g plopelled off the tablc and into the lap. Kcep Ln nLnd that thc lcft arr ta noving above the BE at thia polnt, thua conesall.ng thc ualoadLng of the Lagt Ace.

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20. the LE ghould clap egelaat tbe tabletop Juat as the BE leachce a full paln-dorn conilition ln llg.IJ. AII that renalna ls to ltft the Lg and ahor that thc last Acc hea taalshcd.

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(l) tneptratLon for trris=mtao laa the J.,[1. sal].ee cffcct rharc thc Accs pcnctratcd the tablctop one at a tine, HoweYGrl the nethod and haadling hclc are enttrcly diffcrent. Algo, the sritch in Stcp 9 ls actualJ.y baaed or a Slydtnl arltch. I knot that the handllng of the aritch rc dcEcrlbcd, here ic eketchy, but fuIL detallg of the Slydini arltch rlll appeat ln prlntq and ehould clear up any queation on the cract handllng of thia phaee of thc loutLae. (B) Ine fake Lneertlon of fflg. 61g takcn fron Elneleyra ttPoint.Of Departurc.[ Sc. lbrq or Pallbcarera Scvlerr pg. JO9 for dctalls of tbe Elaeley routine.-

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nads if conetbing diaeppears, the audience rill

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feal the trick is lncouplete unl.lse that objeot lsturns. Thie l,s not the place to argue the nerit of the thcory. In any eycnt, those rho rish to ragically produce the Aces aftcl pc!fornlng rrApproaching'Z€16tt ahould have no troubls dcviging aethode.

Thev'Te Cannibals J

A niniature yereion of Lln Scarleg rrCannlbal Cardn thenc. You rcnovc the red Jacks fron the deck, cxplain that theytre canalbalr, and drop thcn on top of tbe dcck. lhe apectator takee thlac cards fron the deck, chooeeE one andl elips it betreen the Jacks. You.aay the naglc word Pepto BLsnoI, and tbe choeen card le found to have vanLehed fron betreen the cannibal Jacks.

lhis is a brief dcacrLptlor, Tto nethodg ale tro dif ferent presentatl,ons. Ptret

g:Lven

belor1 and rlth thea

li{ctbod

I'Benovetbetrob}aoE.ffinttr"deck.IknorIeaidredJacks

above, but deuces are Eaaler to drar. Sha the deucee, turn then face-dotn and place then on top of onc anotber. Place the face-dorn packet on the table in

front of you. He

iE"Lt"fl:::J:t*:'"3:,::l'

restrlctioaa- and place then ln a facedorn ror before lrl.a. He then placer the balancc of the dcck on the tablc. $bc layout at thie polnt le sho;B ln Fig. 1 ,. Have hiu look at all thlee

B BB

cardl and deaidc on o[Gr To algnify h{+ chd,.ce r you can hand hia a anrlL aquatt Packe8t of turs and heve lf,a dlop it onto the back of thc choges ca!d. Say be decides oa the coatel

ca!d.

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4. Plck up thc dcuccr, grlpplng then ae ln ELg. ? (tle grlp la laportant for rbat colcs later)f ad turn thea facc-up. Sayl nUorll put youl eeld bettccn the deucce in r loncnt.rl thcn thc deucrc ere !rcc-up, notc Ln &[9. t that the right }lttle flnger contacte thc indcx colne! of the rlghtaort dsucc.

5. l; thc BE turnc the deuccg face-dornp the light fl.ngcra curl in, brtngtn6 bsth deuccg in agaLnat thc pala, ELg. 4, lhe right fLrat fLnger al'da Ln this ection.

6. tbe top deucc (tUe eC in the elcetcbee) ic cllpped betreea the right thunb and little finscrr The BE, pal.n-dorn, pletende to pLaci both deucea oa the dceB . Actually, only the 25 goes on the .decks the 2C being held ln the clipped posltlon. the apectatora ate of course unarare that yourve etolen out thc

2C.

7. Innedtately the BB noyea oyer the dcck and pointE to the chosea

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cardr Fig. 5. Say, ttls tbat the card you rould like the cannlbele to- ehall ta sayt 999$8?tr Ec aayc yee, Have hin ptdr up the catd. fhen tell hlr-to daal the tro cannlbalE off the top of thc iteck onto the tabrc.

8.

Hove the BE bach ellghtJ,y so he can do

thlg.

thl.nks here deallng thc tro deucsa onto the tabler olo on top of the oihel.HeActual1y, the first cald he dcals l.e a deuce. tBbc acxt card ie en nrrf card.

9. Ar tootr ag herg dealt the tro cards into a tabled tle BE ioY€s back ovcr tbe dcck and you unloatl thc palncd card ontohcapr thi'top the decL. lben gl.ck up the pair of cannlbala aud placc then l.n the LH,oftakc hle choeen card and insert it betreen thc cannibale ae sborn fn fig.--6.,--

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10. Say to hiut t{Ihe actuaL coneunption of youl chogen card by thc caanibalg te lathcr disgusting to l{estern elrelr Bo perhape rc had better let then do lt in private.[ Place the.packel face-dorr oir the table (you can flaah the face cald ae you do eo.) PLck up the dcck aad drop it 6n top of the packet. J-I. Squint dorn at the deck ae lf to get a cloeel look. nI can acr their Jala noving. Arful. Lctrs bury then La thc deck.rr Cut thc deck anil couplete the cut.

L2. Halt 15 secoads. Then pick up the dcck, turn it face-up,

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bcgl.n daallag cards off thc facl, atlorlng thea to drop to the tab1c. tbcn you 8ct to ths flrat dcucc rtop. then clorly dcal lt off, revealing the othe! black dcuce. tbc cald bcttcen then has vaal,thedr

Thia ut€r a differcat gteal and alao elinlnetes the perfolncl havl,ag to cut tbe deck at tbe end of the trlck. 1. Ecnovc thc tro lcd Jrcke, explaln that they are knorn cannibalc, and plaee thea on the tablc. Haye tbe epectator choogc three or four cardg and placc then La a lor on the table in front of hin. 2. Agaln dieplay the rlachs, tuln thea face-dorin end place thea on top of tbe dcck,.

5. Errc thc apectator ldck olc of thc foul cards before hir. fhcn hc docll your BB aoycc to a poaltton directly ovel thc dock. Polat to the solection. Aa you do, thc herl of your PH contacte thc top card of the dcck. If ths becL of tha hand ia prevtoualy noietened, thc top card dll cons aray rith tbo BH as shora in rlg. 7, 4, Instruct the epectator to a}lp the choaen card betreea the cannl,bals. To do thie }rg rtll naturally pick up the top card of the dcck, place ble card* undcr thia cardr and thsn drop thc top cald back oa top. Even lf hc gstl a flaab of the facc of tbe top card, bc riLt sca oF of thc carnJ.bala, eo all appeals fair. 5. While attention ia on bLat you! BB has drarn back to the cdge of t}lc table. Either lap tbe card dllectly or drop tbe BH into the tiap to dicengage it froa the bcoL of the 88. Ih. BH then pt.cka up the card and holds 1t Ln conventlonal pala poaition. 6.8y tbic tlre the epctator hag inacrtcd hie cald trbetrecan the cannlbaLa. The EH gtaape the deck fron above, dropa the plned card on top, and latc'thb"dcck"oil-tha '}eft.palu". SeIl bin to ralt It aecondg, Then havc hin deal tbe top card off, It rlll bc a Jack. the next card ehould be hls, bt& ln fact Lt ie the othcr Jach. Ehe chosen card haa vanishod. 7, Actually the top card of the dcck at this poiat le the chosea ca!d,

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off and producc lt fron lngLdo a pachagc of uintlr a *atcve! Just onc notc on thla trick, regarding the eteal depicted l-n Elg. 7. It ls dlffLcultt bccausc of ploblsla of perapectlve, to ahor thc actual poaItion of the hccl of tbc RH.ln relatl.on to thc stol-an card- The hcel of the hand reats at thc llght long cdge of the card. Tho Inuchle of thc right 11ttlc fingcl restg at thc outcr rtght corncr of thc etolen ca!d. fhe rtcal tc okay froa the front and thc rlght, ht 1ooks lJ.ke holl fron the lcft. fou cen cover tbc atcal flon the laft l.f thc Lf, also geaturca to the ror of caldg bcf,olo the apectator. Ibe handg arc thus Dore or }eae togctbcrs and tbe Lff acrecnc tbe steal fra the left. the gaff ueed ln the folloring trlck 1111 nake thc cteal caaier, even If Jrou uac a f].at pala ateal.

lou can ateal lt bor of lunr r or

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[Jsing Sleeves cffect aplnared ln LDqeE_al Lrfnbctq end reE titlsd, '{fn borrorsd fron the Slccve,fr The folloring ia aa entffioach, ttSpllt Secondrt in PallbearcrB Bevier. P8. 59o. another publisheil trLckr Perforner renoyea tro carde fron any borrored dcck and placea thca tn hie Jacket slecvc, cxpl,eirdng that sincc nagiciana ale alraya accuecd of uclng thelr elcevee, he aigh.t aa rclI clo Lt openly. The tro caldat he cxplainer !cpreccnt tro guceaes aa to tbe identlty of a card the atrnctator night pick. Ebe bacl,c

Fron tbe eane borrored, ehuffleil deck the rpectator pickc a cardt aLgna It, retulns lt to the deckr ghufflee the deck aad pocketa lt. l,lagiclanrc haidc ate cnpty. Ee reaches into the Jacket aleeve and leuovee the tro predictloa catdg.

of the tro gueaaac lc clcarly wrong. the othel card lc turaed up ard it provet to bc the cboaen, algncd card fron the borrorcd deck. !{qtheq s tUe gi.luick coneicta of a auall p,ecc of double eldcd scotch tapc. It ia concealcd ou the Jachet cleevc as gbota ln Fig. I at thc right. Onc

To preeent, plck up the deokr J'ook over the facca of the catdar then decide on tro that Iook l5.ke proniring prediction carda. UpJog tbca, then Bquare the deck. Donrt let aayone acc thc facce of tbc tro carda. outJogged carde out of the dcck aad drop then on topo Tcll the audicnce that yourrc not trectly certaln thicb of theae tro

Strip the tro

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TAPE.

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caldl represcnte thc bcttel prcdLctC.on, ao yourll hold on to botb of thet. Put the dcct on the tablc. thc LE pretende to take the top two cards. ID fact lt tekcr tbe toB eingle card. Sayt tQtlegtclans are alraye aocuecd of uaing thcLl Jacket eleevea, ao I aay es rcll usc nLnc. Itra aa aafc a phcc ea tny.r P1ace the alnglc card (suppoeedly tro predtctl.ol card!) lnto thc rlght Jacket l1Geve. Dl"vidc the balance of tbe deck lnto tro beapa, 8lg. 2. Aek the epcctator to chooee 6 hcapl ehufflc lt aad replace !t. Eetll put tt alongaldc thc tlrst hcap. Harc hin take the top oerd,of the heap he Juot ahufflcd, elgn it and replace Lt on top of the bap. fhcn hcte done thial pl.ok up the other heap and hand lt to hin. Ar yotr do, tbe BE conos over the first packet, ELg. 3t the tape contacta the top calil of tb packct, aad that card ia stolen as you extend that heap to thc apectator.

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lThen

Inetruct hin to ghuffle it thoroughly and drop it on the first heap. hera done thie, teII hin to pocket tbc deck.

All. thab remaine is to ahor your LH enpty, reach into the right Jacket aleew and partiatly leEoye the card you put therc earlier. Ths LE dircngages the etolcn card fron bhe tapr, and you euppoeedly renove both calds fron the eleeve. ThLs l.a actually a bit likr the ShulLen nove rith the card caeel the card that ilea ln fact cone out of the eleeve is above the other cardl to it lookg to the audiencc aa if both carde cans out of the eleeve. Shot one cald to be a. rtong prediction. Then ehor the other catdr a lnrfect predictl,on iaaenuch as it ie a gi.g$ duplicate of the epectgtorra catd.

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(n) luc obviouc double-faccd tape ie r naguertc gaff. You can use a ahin card"ra"oo"lii39ro aad heve the choeca car& placcd on top of tbe chia catd. tberc ta a EaBBet conecalcd ln thc Jackbt glecvc. Iou can have onc buLlt lnto ea enpty rrl-st-ratch caac, and rcar the nagnct Ll-ke i ratch, rith thc facc of the caec on the lnsidc of the rriat. the na'Bjret plcks up the chin card plua thc chosen card. lhla la a baalc approach if using your orn dcck. lbe follorlng torka d.th eny deck.

(l) Use atccl fll:tnga inctead of a abin ca!d. they can be dropped on top of thc dcck vta a Sadar PencLlr or by baving then under the fingernall and tlansfcrlLng thca to tbe top of the dcck 68 5rou tap the deck. Thc basic approach le thle. Sevc any ahuffletl dcck cut into tro heapa. Spcct4tor pl,ckt cithcl heapr takes the top card, Iooka at i,t and aigne lt. lfhile herc dolng thl'st load the fi,Il-nga (lron or eteel or €yen finely cut atecl rool) onto tbe top card of the packet flou. thLch the chosen card cane. Ec grtc hle rlgncd card on top of thc pcket rhence Lt cane. you thea hand hin ths othcl packet for shuffllng and slnultaneous3.y ateal thc choacn card. Tbc reet lE se rd.ttea. (C) If the etolen card ig coppd in euch a ray that the right fingera can contact tt, then the flngera can clidc the card into thc 1nlur thcn up and Lnto the Jacket aleevc. Hflo of coutae tbe trro carda ale openly reaovcd tron the elecve at the flnigb. Thla Bans approaeh can be uaed *ith eLeightof-hand steelc, of cource. (D) I havenrt nentioncd the ray thts trick can be approacbed rith the of a niaiature clectronagnetr nainly because guch thingc are expengive and not eaeily available, Wlth tbc electronagnet on, it r1I1 ho1d, the fiJ-inga in place; arltchcd off, it al.lorg tbe fllinge to drop onto the deck; aritched bach on aftel the choscn card ia replaccdt Lt oteale the chogen card. SLnllerly, I havenft nentioned tho Eany alternativc elcight-of-band eteala of perforalng thie trlck or nfbeyfrc Canaibale.tt ffrfor exaaple, youtve naetered any of the Gene Haze aritchee/slaaLa, tricka ltke theee arn olcncntaly. uee

Swindle Trap A aigncd red card ie oponly saudrich€d betveen the tro red Acec. A si.i;aed black card la pleced ln the deck, rhercupoa it imedlately beconcs trapped bettcea the tro black Acea.

Then, rithout Eovea of rith the etgned black ca!d.

any

kiad, tbe aigned red card changea placea

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!9!!S: Ia e trlck calLed nTeleportationn in Cloee-Up t{cnta1 titaFl.c f ncntLoned an apptoach rhcre one cffect ia uaed as I acreen fotan-ntl.rely di.ffercnt triok. The eanc prcalEo ia at rotk here. lfhe fllct effect, thetc a eignccl black card bccoiea trapped or eandrLched bettecn thc black Aces, la pure bluff. Uhat Jrou ale doing ie ueing thia apparent effect to block or covet an cnttrcly dtff,crent trickt tbe tranapotltion of the eLgned calds. It lc thie trick rhiah la being put togethcr atcp by atcp under coyer o.f tbe fl.rst tllck. 1. A t thc etart the four Acec are accretly brought to thc top of thc dcck, the black Aocs oa topq the rcd AceE belor thea. To nakc the deacrlptlon callel to follorr I,1l egcure tbat thc Acer are artanged ln C-S-D-H ordcr fron the top dorn.

2. Say, trFo! this trtck Irl going to uee the led Aceg.rr lliple Llft and turnovc! to chor thc AD. fn perfornlng the tulnovcr for thle effcct I graap the }-catd block fron above at the entls and erivcl the bl-oek to a facc-

up condt tl.on.

1. T.be block Le then srivaled face-dorn; the left thunb aiding in the pivoting of the bl-ock. The BE stiU holds the block fron above. [he right niddle flager contactg the nl,ddl"e of the top card of bhe deck and puehes Lt forrqld. Thia action continues until the bLock le equare rith the top of the dock, Pig. l.

4. AS the AH ie puehed out to the outJogged condttlon shorn tn Fig. 1r sayr nFerll also uae the other red Ace.rr The right thunb nor lelea€tes.the botton card of the ]-card block, The FH tben novee the tro-card block forrard to the poaition ahorn ln RLg. 2 above. Ehis le dons openLy. 5. The HE rclcaeee the block, rhieh ts then held in place by t he left thusb and fingers at the sldea of the dEck. Tbe LE turne palu dorn, and you shor that the outJoggcd cald iE thc AH' the other led Ace.

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abover Srf,1 nWc r IL 6. lhe HH nor pe-grLpa thc tro-card bLock fron rr put thc red Acea herc onto thc table fol a noncnt. [he BE novEg folrard. Ac it noyes paet the AII, the tro-crrd block Ecroena the actton of the left fllet finger aE lt Prrlhcr the AH flueh ttth the dech, es ehorn ln Ftg. l. ?. tbo Bf, rlropa lta tro catds face-dorn on the tabh ead llacdletcly aprcada tho tlo cards to enpbarilc tbat thrlc arc ln faet tro cardl. thc audieace llsu[cr theee to be thc tlo lrd Acco. In fact yourve alleady srltchcd out ths lee AccB. 8. ?urn tbe tleck face-up in tbe LH. Say, rrsincc rerre ueing the lcd Acosl ltd Llke you to cbooec a led card.rt Ae you tquere the decht a1lor thc rt ght thunb to relcace tro carda fron the back of the dcck. lhe rlght thuub then naintaLng the break betrecn theee tro cards enal the balancc of the dcck. BHt tbe LE DoYGt atay lotro!9. trttb thc dcck held fron above by theplcka up about half the deck flnger first the right tarlly, then backq aa ia to take thls half of the movee tha LII left, Aa to the and aring euta it and in the proceae they dcck thc under iove naturallJr deckr tUJ feft fingera (ttre right. The conditlon of to the Lt AD) etidc cird and contact the back 4. E[g. point ln is ahorn t}n deek at tbla

1o' rn the neantiae the uPpel packet haE been takea in the left thunb crotch. The LH then DoYe! rray, turnc palu dorn, and depoeitE the Packet faceden on the table. 1I. The BH holdg a face-up packet at thie polnt. fhe left thunb pulls the face card off tho pecket, turns lt face-dorn1 and placee it face-dorn onto the tabletl packet. Thi.n proc€as continuee untll the speotator calla atop at any red card. lA. Eave hln aiga the facc of thle cald. fhen place the signed red card face-up between thc aPParcnt rcd Acca on the tabIc. ]:r. Say, rfror Ird }lke eomconG to pick a black card,n You nol repcat ths procedure- of Step 11 until Boneone etope you at a black cald. Eave the card signed. fake Lt back and turn it face-dorn. It ie held tn the LS. 14. $ltde the eigned black card under tbe packet. then bring lt back to the lcftrElg.5r BE off the side-Joggcd AD. Thla noatls it clicka until of coulsc that lt ic nor clear of the A'D. 15. Slide lt to the riSht againr Bof loading it betreen the tro rtd Aces at the tea! of the BE BacLet, but lcaviag lt cldc-Jogged to -205-

thc lcft for about helt .lts rldth. 15. The LE ptckc

it flueh agalnct the

up the tablsd face-dotn oigacd black catdr Dlt. 6.

half of the

deck and brlnga

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1/. Srys trfcrll buly the black card Ln the aiddlc of the d,eck.n lhc left fingela elidc under the BH packct and pull on the AD, pulling Lt to the left. At the aane tiae thc LH packet aovee uonentarily fluah ritb thc 9E packet, Flg. ?, 18. yourro going to transfer the ]-card sandrlch (tro red Acea plut chogen bl.ack card) to the top of the LF packet. The left llttle flnger Fovea fnto thc break that the light thuab hae held above tbe rcd Acee since Step 8. Thc left little finger pul}c dorn on thc three cards belor the break, loadlng thca onto thc top of the left packet. InnediateJ.y the LE levcre the LE packet ovet to a face-up conrl{t{on, IL6. 8. PLace thie packet on top of the 8E packet, cquarc the dcck anil drop the dcck facc-dcln on the tab1e. 19. Say, frBeneaber tc havc a aigaed red card betteea the rcd Acca. Sonetl.nca tbc Acee act Ln aynpatby. If I anap ny fingerst the sigaed black card rill flnd tteelf tlapped betrscn the black AceE.tl 2A. Prrrc bluff of courac. Plck up the deck and fan it face-up. Tbe aigned black card rill be found bctrcen tro face-dorn eards. The audlencc aasuneE that theee aust be the black Acal. 21. Benove the J-card candrlcb f,loa tbe fan and place lt on the tabLc. Clore up the faa and place thc dcck eeLdc, thls conpLetee the firet phaset rhat ntght be called a nsyapathetl.c trap'n 22, As far as the nethod I'e concernedt the routine ls over. You couldt cxsnplc r have cacb 5-card aandrl'eh sealed ln an envelope I corrnand the aigaed carda to changG Placee, tben have the cnvaLopee opened to ahor the tranapooitloa. the folLoring let I thinkt a better approach. Alaoq l,t aP-

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pealc- tor a lercono,ul iaatLnct. 2t, Plck up thc cuppoaed red packet ln the IJI, thunb on top, fingcrc PlcE up the 8E paaket bctrean the flret and second fingrt"l'F1g.-9. !"19t.attcntioa CalI to thc packct ln the 8H, saying, ,,Itt ne ahor you aoaething rather unusual rcgaldliag the black Accs.tl

24. fou nor perfora thc Da1cy/Eororttz nove of apparentl-y crchaagf.ng packetet but notc thet hcre it ie ueed to rrll8htn the Aces. The handa coce togcthcr. lbc LE packet ia taken bEtseen the right thunb and filat finger. Ihe 8H packct is eluultaneoualy taken betrecn the left ftlat and gccond fJ.ngers. Tha eituation at thig point le shorn in ELg. 10. 25. In e conti.nuing action the handa crogr, left over right, and ainultaneoucly the handg turn the packetc face-up. You arc etill cal-l.ing attention to tbe apparent black packct ae you look to the left. l{ote ln Fig. 1I that tbe bLack packet doea Ln f,act end up on the Ieft, exactly as lt should lf the nove rerc honest.

26. Say, rfNote that if a peculiar thing occlllortr

se

put the black trncket over bere on the Left,

??, Leave thc packeto oa the table. In each packet the Acea are facetrP. Sayt fflhe card bctreen the black Acee is no longer black.n Turn thc

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black-Acc packet over and ehor algned rcd cald.

that the eald betteen thc black

Acca

te

the

a8. I,ct the epcctdor turn thc rcd Acc packct oyer to leveal that Lt nor containg the aJ.gaed blaek ca!d. (E) slncc thc Accs alc lcen ln Stepc 2 and I, and then not egal,[ utrStep 21, you caa change the cffect of the second phaee by baving the el6ned calda end up betreoa paJ,ra of Jackcr aa;r thc Acea having conpletely vanlahcd. DctaLla ehould be obYious.

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(g) tne flrst phasc of the trick can be prcsentcd ea rlltten, but eftcr the cccond phaac Jrou oan bhor that thc deck has changcd coIor. Urc foul blue-backod Acoa on top of the dock. In Stcp IO tho LE packet nuet bc pleccd faco-up on tbe table. fn Step 11 tbe carde takcn off the 8Il packet nuet renain facc-up ae they are pleced on the tablcd packet. Sinl.larly, ln Stepa 1] and 14 thc cards nuct be handlcd facc-up. !o ae thc color changr la lnconaiatant rith the tirectlon of the routinc, and unlegs adequately accounted for ln the patter, anracks of clorn nagicl but eone aay bc able to drielop the idca.

Entropy lhic quiak, atnplc trick ig not qulte self-rorklngr but, aluogt Eo, fhe follor-up routinc, nMathonaticaL Colorartt it conpletely aalf-rorking and nay be uecd al an eaaJr introduction to any of the varioue col-or eepalatlon tricks. But flrst rfEntropy.n lhe nagician erplains that playing earda tend to attange thenselves accordiug to peculiar, Iittle-undergtood larc of thernodynanlca' By way of denonstlation, he retows the Ace thru Five of any suit fron the deck. tbeac 5 carde ale openly arranged in nunerical ordcrt then aixed according to an caay-to-fol}or procedure that all-ore of no trtckely. After aaying the nagic rord {Entropyrr the aagician turne the cardc

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facc-up end chorg tbat thcy ale back La nunerical order. SLnplc ag the nLrlng proccdurc !c, horsvelj the apcctator'f:lnde tt lnpoaalble to get thc carde back ln nuncrtcal order, no natter bot often hc tllca. llcthoil-: Ae caoy ag thLs ie to do, Lt rl11 be uuch eaeier if you try it rith carrlE-tn bead. Bcnove any Acc, 2r)r4r5 fron the ilcck. Arrange thcn ln lunetloel oldcrr Acc at the top of the face-clorn packet. EoId packet ln LE.

I. lhunb over the top card. Say tfOnert aa you take lt rrtth the BE. Ae loon as thc cerd le in the FE aad clear of the balance of the packet, thc lcft thuab pushee over tha nert catd. 2, Sey, nHctll. put thia card under the tro.n AE you aaythlap eltdc ths Aoe undcr the Tlo and cguare up the packet (fron top dotn tbe ordcr of tbc caril! nor Le 2-A-3Jr-5). 1. Aa J'ou.quatc the packet ln Stcp 2, get a break belot the Acc, an caey aatter to acconplieb ae you sl:ldc the Acc undar the lro and squarc tbe ca! da.

l+. For puch off thc top tto calda er one and take then as a unit lnto the FE, fhcn takc thc next single card on top of Lt. Aa you take the cards orr at a tllc lnto the lH, sayr tronc, Tro.n Note that in deallng then one at a tlnc lnto the BE you ate roverslng their otdcr.

5, Hben the cardc in the BE are clear of the LE packct, the left thurb puahes ovct tbe top card of thc I,H paclet, Seyt ItScfIl put tbcm tro calda uBder thc Threc.rr Ac you aay thj,e, allde the cards in the. 8H undcr the top card of tbc LH packett 6. Flou hele thc trlck rorke lteelf. Take the top card into tha BE, tbcn the ncrt, tben the next, reveteing thell ordct a8 you deel one onto the nsxt. Slaultaneouely Jrou sayr moncr Tto, thtoe.rl 7. The lcft thunb puehcs the top capd of ita packet allght1y to the right. Sayr rrlJYorll put theec three carda under thc Four.n AB Jrou Bay thLe, openly slide thc J cards aa e gtoup undet the top card of the LH packet. Then aqnale up the packet.

8. Take the top card iuto the RE, then the Eecond card on top of it, then the third card on top of thatr and finally the fourth card on top of all. Ae you deal the carda one at a tine lnto the FH, countr rfone, Tro, Thlec, Fou! .ll

9. Sayr rfUcrll put theae four cards uader tbe Five.fr Do thia alnply by alidlng tbe packct under the cingle card in the LH. Square up the packct.

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10. Say tbe nagLc tord nEntropy.lf FIlp the packet face-up and dcal the carde onc at a tinc Into a face-up ro; on thc tabre. say, ,tbne..,!?o... Bhlee....Fout.....Flvc....tl ag you deal. Tbe carda ri1l of courEe be Ln preciccLy thi'e ordel, 11. fhe epectator, not knoring rhat outcoae to expect, ie likcly to bellcvc that this outcoue ls eutoaatic, thig, of couree, te erectly rhit you lant hia to believe. Since hcfe unaware of tbe tro-card puoh-off ta stcp i+, hetl.I neyer aucceed in getting the correct outconc. (The inevltablr footnote: For the trlck to be conpletely aelf-tork1ng, dontt rovcFsc the order of the cards at each stcp. Sinply deal then off under the nert and alldo tbo packet under the top card oi, tue LE packet.ons rcsult rill be that the caldc cnd up Ln A-2-3-4-5 odcr fron facc to back.lhe tbe unfortunate c@aequenco Ls that rhile the trick rolks for you, it eleo lorks for the opcctatorl a aituatiou to be avoidod uulege yourve declded on a nct coacept of nagLc. fhle property of the shuffle or nixlng proceea la axplolted i.n the ncxt routirp, ht it ia relatively rell biddfa)

Calculated Cololg

!bcaccucationtra@notherandfather,foleraap1e) that I tend to be preoccupied rtth shufflee and controtled nixing pro"1"""". Thc point arises because tbe procees of dealing carde in the above routinc can bc viel eB t ehuffle of sorta. fake froq thie pcrepectLve, re caa app1y.. the ffEntropy Shufflen to achieve placenente, transpoeitione, etacks, or-in leaa pondeloue contexte llkc the fol.lorl,ng routine. Phase

One

tba Ace thru iffi-fi-iixed auits fron the dack. pelforn rEntropyrf exactly as trlttcn above. Fcpeat Lt, then hand thc packet to the cpectator aad Iet hin tly l"t. Of coulge he failg. Bcnove

1.

Phase Tro

tbat ft afSE iiGF[-better rith colors si.ncc tbcre are only tro eolore to rcaenber. Ask the opectator to renove ] rede ] blackc fron the deek. teII hin to arrange the colors eo they alternatc and red-black-red-blackr Benark

ete.

2. Take back the 6-card paeket fron hia. PLace it face-down in the LE. ferl bin to wateh the siaple nixing process yourre goiag to use. ]. Deal off the top card..into the FE.. Sayr frllcrll put the firet one uadel.i As Jrou Eey thia, elip the FH card undel the top card of the LH packet"

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li. Square the packet, Thale atc no breaka held becauec tbe trlck ie entilcly aeLf-rorklng. Tako the top card lnto thc BEt thcn take the next card under ltr -rtetlng rrBed...B1ack...rl a! tbo cards ate taken. 5. Placc thls 2-ca!d tloup under the top card of the LH packet. 6. Takc thc top card lnto the Dfl, then the next catd under it, then the third card undor that. Slip tbla group under the top card of the tn pachct.

7. Square the packct. take thc top card into thc 88, the ncxt car& undcr lt, the thtld card undcr that, and the foulth card undcr that. Placc tbls group uader the top card of the LE packct. 8. Take thc top cald into the FE, the next card under that, the Jrd uadel that, tbc 4tb under thatr ad thc 5th under lbat. Placc th5.s group under tb singlc card in the LII. p, Say, rrl have to eay the eeorct rord for thc trlck to rorkl but glncc the rord haentt bacn releaaed yetr you ronft aind lf I rhlaper lt.fr Whiapel sonething to tbe packct. lO. Turn the packet face-up and deal the cardc lnto a face-up heap on the table. The carde rlll be in alternatlng color order alL the ray through. rhat bappena lf I dontt aay the eccret rotd.r Nor you th. routip. but tith a dlfferglc€r relrat sppaletttly 2. Oo thru tJre Entropy Shuffle of Phaae Tro, Stcpa , thru 8q but thle tinc teke tbe carda one on top of the next eo that you do reversc the otde! of tha calda ae they are taken into thc 8H. 5. Whea yourve finl"ehed Step 8, eay, nAt thle poiat I rontt lhieper that clasalflsd top-secret nagic lordr lou renenber that lagt tine the colors alternated. thie tiae they dldntt.tt l+. Deal off the top tbrec carde lnto the 88. tuln tbe three ia tbe LH face-up and epread th€n to shor all are of the aane oolor. lurn up tbe BH Packet to ehor three calds of the oppoalte colo!. If the cpectator tries lt hc rtll achleve the reault of Pbaae Threet but he rill not bc able to achieve the reault of Phaee Tror apparently bacauec hc docsnft knor that all-Lnportant aagic lord. 1. Sayt

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A partlng shot: Pbaces Tro and Threc riLt rork rith an 8-card packet

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of 4 lcdg and 4 blacke, thur aervlag aa a natheaatical oil & latcr typ tltch that can.bc ueed to introduce thc [Baslc Colol Upaettr routine la yoluae tro. Phase One can be uscd to introduce Gcorge Sande t0rtea Croagn (r." Sgggg$Sgr pB. zt or @, Oct. '?4\. The tricks go rell together because thc firct, a nild Barador, gete the spectator offguardt gcntly lcading hln to the conpletc trnppraLblltty of the Sands routinc. coapoerd

Vector Switch

Tbi. cald aritch faLls about nJ.d tay betreen the Kardyro tutnove! gritch and a aecond-deal typc ari,tch. It bas a nunbe! of offbeat application6. Fol exanple, you can sritch a card for enother that li.ca g€-qeld fron tbe top of the deck. You can sritch three for ttot etc, lhe baelc handling rill

catl ong.

be dcacribed hercr plus a bricf liet of appll-

1. Eave a card renoved froa the deek by the epectatot. 2. Eolding thc deck in a necheaicta grlp ln tbe LE, Fig. 1, the l"cft thunb pulla the top card eEghtly to thc left, Fig. 2. Bccause of the poeltlon of the left firet fLuger at tbe top of the deck, the clishtly pulled-bach card rill;iLde up onto the t1p of the left flrst fingel. J. This opGrc a eLigbt break undet the top card, PuIl the top cald dorn so it is fluah rdth the deck agaln, but let the carcl rld,e over the left fingera eo that the break ia transferred to the left ltttle finger. In fact, a1-1 youryc doae thue far ia achieve a break under the top card of the dcck.

4. fake the cboeen card ln the

BH

as ghorn Ln E[g, ,,

5. The nechanicg of the sritch nq connence. hsh the top card of

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tbo dack to the rigbt about Vt,t, as chor! ln Elg. 4. At the eane tine thc EE elldar lts card under thc lcft thunb, SLg. 9,

5. The BE puehee Lte card flueh d,th tbe top of tbe deck, Elg. 5, Note that the ri6ht flngcr-s ale betrccn thc epectatorrs catd.and the top cald of the deck in ftLg. 6, 7. La thc EH puchea the choEca card to a position fluah rtth the dock, a llict turrl lward. At the sane tinc the left ftngera putb the origtnaL top card fulther to thc rigbt. 8. the BH, havlng deporitcd the chosen card on thc deck, begins to novc to the rlght, rcaching thc poaition of Elg. 7. the back of the rlght flngcre contqct the top of thc aldc-Jogged card. 9, The LH continuec turnJ'ng inrald. fhe left fj.ngets puGh the aidecard out of the deck and'into the rai.ting BB aa ahotn ln ELg. E. lhe Joggsd conplction of tbie actlon ie Ehorn ln Elg. 9. thc

LE bcgi.ne

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tlou -

t

cpectatorrc card fol thc Ae ncntloned carller t cartl that ta accond fron tbe top of the dcch. to do tlda, the left thunb pusher orrl tro cards, then pulLe back tbe top oard. The result lg that the sscond cald fron the top le aidc Jogged alightly, ac lndtcateil Ln Fig.

10

lfor pcrfora thc Vcctor Sdtcht pJ-cking up the haadllng et Stcp lr rnd contlaulng thr ough to the. cnd. !!ble lay appeu to br e varlatlon for the aalrc of yatLetloa, but lt haa appltcationt for ctranplot Ln tbr arca rhcle you d.ch to hl,dc or aonentarlly conceaL the back of the card you-ere erltchlng Ln. Another applicatLon ie the follorlng. lhis i'a a trick rhele a card in hanil sccar to change placca rith card at the face of the deck, btut the trlck hae a trlat at the finieh.

e

lhc face cald of the deck l.a the 2D. Under it Ls thc 45 and undcr tbat tb 28. HoId the deck face-up in the LH. Pcrforn a ]-card pueh-off , Fl.g. l-1. Takc the 2D into the BlI. Dleplay the carda aE eho;n

in ELg. L2.

5 e RD FugH.oFt

Aa you dieplay the 2D, let tbe LH turn in rith the left thunb so lt is flush rlth thc face 2E etil} atightly eide-Jogged.

elightLy. Pul1 the l+S back of the dech. fhie leavec thc

As you apparently turn the 2D face-dorn rltb the aid of the deckr Pcrforn tbe trswitcbing Secondan vereton of the Vector Sritch. fbe face of the deck ehould be torard yotr at thc conpletion of the stitch aad the FE hoLda a facc-dorn card believed to be the 2D.

Th e tII nor tulne at the crist to bling tbe deck face-up agaln. But

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rant the face card of tbe dcck aeen X€t, eo at the 6ane tlne the dspeLts itg face-dorn card on the face of tha dcck, flg. Ll. thc tlnLng BB nust bc ruch that thc audieace doegnft eee the facs car.d of the dcck. you donrt

lap t[e back of the face-dorn card, saying, rrBenenber re have hele the 2D.ff lbcn puah this caral to the light to reveal that tbe 2D le not faceup on the face of the deck. Let this aiak ln. fhe audlcace aaeunes that the 2D changed placec rtth the 4S. !{or lndicate the fnce-dortr card ln the Pfi and say, rrThie leavea us dth.....rt Pause here and let the epectator fl-nigh the sentenc€ rf...the Foul of Spadee.n Nor tuln over the card in the BE, Etg. 14 above, to ehor that thts card has changeil to the other lcd deuce. The 45 hag vanished. Blank

lo

Blank

If you bave tro blank carda availablc, you can pelforE a variatlon of the above effect thet looke good and has an unexpected trrlet. Fron the face of the deck the set-up iE KS-bIank face card- then the balance of thc dcch. Get a break under the blank. a blank-fece cald fron your pocket. Erpla.in that this card the inh on any playing card to fade ar85rr lnth the face of the deck torard the audience, the left thunb puohes over tro aa oae. You not appatently turn the blaak face-don, ht really perforn trSritching Seconds.rl cauaeo

Fenove

PLace the face-dorn card face-to-face rith the face card of the daek as crplained above. Look at your ratch, renark that llke Polaroid fila it takee 10 eeconde, then glide tbe face-dorn cald atray.

Tbe face card of the deck ls nor blank. There ie an excellent chancc that tbe audience rl11 euapect you Eerely eritched tbe KS for the blank; ralt

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fol aurplcLon to build. fhen alorIy tutn over the card tn tbe !E to aho that lt ls blank, prceunably thc Eane blank card you terEoved fto4 yout pocket oliginally. Sritchins

Backs

UeeabIue-bacheffifronthctopieared-backcd}C.Fotce the genuine ]C on a apectator. The deck is in the LH, and you have Jutt takcn back thc fc rlth the RH. Nor pe.rforn trsrltching seconden yor eptrnrently turn tbe epectatotrB card face-up. "l l{othing chould bc cnapccted here because the apectato! aar the card- ras thc ]C befolc the eritch, and Lt reaains the ]C after thetlat arltch.

If youfre teqring a red tle, rub the back of the card agalnet the tlc (keeping the face of the card toward the audieace throughout)1 then turn the card face-dorn to ehor that the back hae changed co1or. lhtg is of coulse a ainple appltcation. There are a nunber of otherc, ccpecially ln the area of two-deck card tllOke. fith A Card Box Theideaofsritcffi11ne8sence,itge1f'ra8d1ecueced in tro routincs, ftcased cardrff and nTro Jok€lglft both Ln IqF.g_ELq4 undcrqrygl!. Atthetinet.heVectorSrltchhadnotbecnputl'ntoplintffias dfuecled to use e conventionel turnover change to achieve the deslred. end reguIt. If you try eritching a card hidden behind a card box ueing a conyentional turnover change you rill rapidly discovel technlcal problens. But the Yector Sritch fite thie typc d card oritch rith no arodlflcatlon rhatever in handling, In other worder the card concealed behind the card box is treated as tbe top or face card of the deck. Plck up the card bor pl-ue concealcd card and pelfora the Vector Sritch exactly as rrltten. AJ.readynentionedffiatwo-cardorthtee-cardpush-off

can be used to aet up a sritch or partial erLtch of packete. If you want to sritch thlec for four, tro for three, two for tro, etc, do tbe nicesa"ry block push-off rith the left thunb, The 8H, holdlng its block of cards in . equaled conditLour nor approaches the dcck. You nill find tbat block erltchin! ie etraightforrqrd using the Vector Svitch. Thie hae applicatios ln coJ-or eeparatlon tricke, ttanepositions end the like aleo. Paper clippeil caldo, gaffed card suitcheg and so on rilI be coveled at a later date.

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I ehould attach a ridcr to thls a!ticl,€. Bocauec the nove la einplet and becauaa parta of it dato beck e blt (ttre get-leady, for exaapler caa be foundinW)It1aquitcpoastb}[email protected] that the lecc ghou!.d alrays to to the e;iftcst, eo if you clain the &ovo and have the parchncnt notcbooka or rhatcvcr to prove J'oq wcte dolng the edtch at thc darn of clvllatton, I bor to your pt+iei ' Olalli 7 A lord about the tit1c. When I rae rriting up applicationg for tbc arltch, I bcgaa uslng a vcctor-type. notatlon to depict rhich ray the oagda tere travel-ing during the sritch and hor eanJr rsre being aritched ln cacb direction. Ihc naac etusk and aeened eppropriate. o

Square f)eal Thig !s e gelf-torkLng card trick. It ueca a landon nuubel of cardst can bc done bllndfolilcd, and enda as a grzzling double coincidence. To atart,

a epcctator cutE a packet off the top of tbe deck. froa the balancc.the perforner deale tto eycn heape of about a dozcn carde ln cach. The apectator then dcala hie cut-off packet.into two heapa. f,l€rlI call the epectatorrg tro heapo ftAtl and nBn. The perforner ta heapa ale HCn and ttptr. f[s layout ].ooks Ilke thls:

NH HN

The cpectator counte the nunber of calde in rrAil. Say he countg nlne carde. The perforner picke up n0nt countc 9 cards, tuln6 ove! the laat card counted and it is an Ace.

Ihe sp ctator counts the nunber of calds li rltt. Say he counta. tcn cards. Thc perforaer picks uP tfDrf t counta LO carde, tuln over the l-aet card and it is another Acc.

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Fcrforner announceE tbat this lE lndecd an odd coinoldance rincc both of thc Aces arG !ed. But to top lt, hc turns over the top card of each of the apectatorte heape and they are the blaok Acceo No hcya or locators. You neye! knot thc nuaber of carde cut by the apcctator. There La no adjuatnent, no variatlon Ln procedure. l[ote in the above cxanpl-e that the apectatorra tro heape ata nol contain the eaae nuaber of cards' fhic has no bea,ring on the outcone. You rlll al-raye end ylth the four AccB.

Hetho9; Stack the Acee at positions 1t2t2?r28. That le the extent of the pleparatlon. to add to the effectiveneas of the tlick, Jrou nalr be blindfolded.

l. Place thc deck on the table. Invite the spectator to cut off lesc than half the d,eck. tell hla to place the cut off portion in hLe pocket. 2, If Jrou eto lorking this blindfoldedl have aoneone hand you the balance of the deck. DsaI tso heap6 tt...of about a dozen cards eaihrn but in fact deal alternately into tro heape until yourve clealt exactJ.y i, carae into each heap. 1!he key to the entire arethod is that you deal froi rirht to lelt,

not flon left to right.

,. Pocket tbe lenalnder of the dcck. Ask the apectator to remove the packet fron hla orn pocket. TeII hin to deal Lt lnto two heape, rDealing fron Ieft to right in the conventional faelxionrtf you add. 4. f,hen he has dcalt all hie catds, the layout rill Look ltke that at the beginnlng of thie routine. Eave hln pick up rArt and count thc nunber of carde in lt. He doea this by counting the carde into a heap on the tabre, thus revcrcing their order. say lre deare p cards.

ehown

5. Plck up FCrrr count to the 9th card, turn it up and lt riLl be an 6. Havc hin count the nunber of carde itr trBrr. Count off the 6aEC DtrEber fron tfD[, turn up the laet card and it rtll be an Ace.(fhese two Accc, the ones placed,27Eh and 28th, ehould be the sane colo!).

Ace .

tro

7. Finish by turning up the top card of ttAil and rrBff to shor the other

Aces.

It has been said before, but it ehould be eaphaetzeC that thls eort of trick rorke nuch bettel if preeantcd rith a nunelological thene. ,Make it look ae if the nunbers the epectator arrives at are aignificant, act ae if the outcone iE in doubtl and you rill extract aore fron the trlck than if you preeented it along conventlonal linee.

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Riffle Shuffle Control Doeplte the forbidding titler thig ia a self-rorklng contlol.

The

orlgl.nal article appeared Ln Epilogue #L6. thte routine and tbe one folLoting ere tto fulther applicationa.

1. Yourre going to locate a choeen card and control it to a knorn locatlon ln the dcck by a very ea6y neana, Begi.n by plecing all the red cards on top of the dcck, all the blache on the botton. 2. Ihe deck le face-dorn on the table bcfore you ln posLtion for a conventional riffle ehuffle. Place the hande at the ends of the deck, The left thunb rtffles up the left side of the deck untl} tt reachee the firet red card. This red card. rrl11 be the face.card of the upper packet. ,. The LE tben cuts all the led carde off to thc left. The all-black packet ie on the right. Fifflc tbe tro halveslto8ether, but donrt Bquate up the pack. Insteadt leave the tro packeta lnterlaced for about ilr of thelr length. ehorn

4. Nol trnck up the interneahed packets tn Elg. I at the right.

and hold then Ln the LH as

5. [he left thunb nor rifflea dora tha Ieft eicle of the deck unttl the epectator eells ctop, fhere rill ba a bleak j-a the deck at the ctopped-at point ae lndicateil in fig. I. 6. fhe laterneshed packet above the break haa been labeled nAtr and ngrr-fffihe draringe. After the epectator calls atop and Jrou ate.. at the poaltiol indicated in trtlg, I, tbe BH gtaaps the interaeshed packeta ?fAr and tttn gg lndLcatcd Ln tlg. 2t fingers- at the face of the conbined packets, thuab at the back.

7.

The BE then

rringa the packets up in _ZL?_

a

clockrige di-rectLon aa Ln-

dl.cated by tbe

atlol ln Elg. 2.

8. Ihis brLnge the conbineil packeta nAff and rtBrr to the poaitlon shora ia E!g. 5. The balance of the lnterneahed packeta ie of coutae. retal,ned ln the LH.

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to Flg. ], aek the apectator to renenber the face 9, Still referring (packet rtBtf in trtg. ,). packct card of the gpgg lO. When this has been done, place the oonbined packetr rrAtr and tfBll or on top of the internesbcd packete in the LH, Do not leretae the tlisting nBm trArr packeta and the conbLned replace Sirp1y revol-vtng actlon of Fig. 2. on top oi ttt" intelneehett groups Ln the LE so tbat packct rfBrt ls uplrrnoat. l,e you replace these packete, obtaln a left litt1e finger break betrcen 1nchet ilAn and the balance of the lorcr packet in thc LE. ' by revolvlng 1t Ilo The BE now etripa out the conpletc uppe! packet packet on top of pacthia drop 4. IDDeEEEdIy Fig. to the right ac.ahan 1n frArt. kct LZ, Cut the deck at the left little finger break and conplete the cut. Turn the deck face-up and fan it aear the center. If the black cardst for exanple I rele in tbc uiloggea half in Fig. 1r they rt1l be in the lorer half of the deck nor. furthei, lne e5tfr card frorn the topr the last red card juet bcfore you hit thc bl.ock of bLack cards tn the bottoa half, ril-L be the spectatotrs choeen card. Thua, Just by glancLng at the deck at a polnt aear tbe centerr Xou knor

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thc chcea clrd. Further, it tg autoaatically placed 26th fron the top. Elnelly, the orlglnal red,/bLhck eeparatl,on is; preeerved despLte.She apparcnt shuffle and the gcnul,ne cut. Each half of thc deck can bc eet up at the beginnlng. Each ia lndependently cut during the handling, but the cct-up ln each half le otherriae undtsturbed.

If you havc tto cards chcEn ln ELg. 3t one at the facc of t[e upper packetr oae at the face of the laer packet, at the conpletlon of the cut Ln Stcp 12 one card rl11 be 25th fron the top, the other at the face of thc dcck' A faro ehuffle ril} bring then together 1 and after the faro the colora ttl} alternate. the folLoring application doea not requlre cutttng the deck at

tbe

exact nldpoint. You cen uae any deck, cut anywhere for the ahuffle, and perforn an eaay verelon of thc Triuuph effcct.

ilIathematical Triumnh t

the cffect is tbat facc-up and face-dorm carda are ghuffled togethcr. A card ia rqudonly chosea. lhe deck then reetlangea iteelf so all carda are facc-down cxcept the choesa catd, rhich ie diecovered leversed in the center of the pack. No

aleights. Any deck.

1. Place the deck bcfore you on the table ln preparation for the liffLe shuffle. Cut the top half to the left, and tura Lt facc-up.

2. Biffle the two haLveo together but donrt tsquare up the pack. Ipavc tbe cards interneehcd for about ln to 2tr of their length. t. Pick up the interncahed packets and epread tbeu fron aa shorn in Fig. 1. Say, ffl rE going to etop the ehuffle at thie poiat so you can 6ee that face-up and face-dota ca-rds are interneahed.n

4. Sqrrale up the apread, leaving th€ packcte in their parttally interneehed conditton. then flip the deck ovar eide for eide and pLace it Lnto the LE. -zLg-

left to rtgbt

5. fhe upper ol upJogged packct ta face-upr the lower packet i6 facc-doln. You nor perforn the trBlfflc ShuffLe CoatrolJn already dcecribed, Stcp! I thru 11. 5. Drop the dcck on the table befole you. lfhe audience thinks that facc+rp and face-dcn cardg are hopeleaoly niled. In fact, the uppet half of thc tleck conslets of face-dom cardE and the laer half faco-up ca!d6. Furthcrt the cpectatolfe chosen card is the botton or face card of thc upper pachet. 7. PI€ce the handB over tbe deck in readineaa for a ahuffLc. the lcft or llgbt thunb llfta up at thc natural break ecparattng the face-dorn frbn ths face-up packet. Ttp thunb releaeec one card fron the face of the uppcr pgcket, aLloring lt to drop onto the Lower packet. 8. The uppcr packet le then lifted off, turned face-up and ehuffled into the balance of the deck. During the ehuffle and aquaro upr BtXr ffWerll gLve then onc nore shufflc to really uix the caldB.tr 9. Cut the pack, coaplete the cut and spread the deck facc-dorn to Ehor a}l cardg face-dotn exccpt for the cbeen card. What rorks vith redr/black etacke and face-upfa.ce-dorr conblnatione also rorkg wlth crinp techniguee. Hu1tiple locatiohs and placenente fal} lnto thia area.

Centrifugal Force In this trlck the nagician triee to pred,ict a card that rl11 bc by the spectator. He nakee tro predictione- just to be eure- and ig rrong on both, abeolutely'rrongr ao nuch eo that no out, prccautioa or challengr can bail hln out. As it turns out, horever. hie predictions tets of tbe cs.lds on either eidq of the randonly choeen catd. chossn

the technl,que used here is a nan:ipulative forn of a force aeeociated rlth Henry Chriet and IJ.n Searlee. In thie cage it iE not ueed as a force but es a uethod of lelocatlng certain catda arouad a chosen card, rlthout digturbLag the posltion of the cheen card, L. fiave the ddck ehufflcd and cut. Tahe lt back, give lt oDe nolo ehuffle and spot the top abd bottoa catd. Theae are tbe tro carda you predJ-ct -224-

rotlalrtc rlipt of papo!, FoLd each ElLp Eld dlop into a glaee ol teacup. 2. AftgluJroqlye:rrlttan :t!e predictionel:,[are tbe epectator bold thc face-doun dcck ln hia Lf,. 5. Inctruct hin to lift about half of the deck up, turn it facq-up and pl"ace tbia face-up packet on top of thc face-dorn leneinder of the deck. 4. Bcfsre le cuts off. a packet, tell hln that the card hirll cut to r11I be hle eclected card. 5. Ec cute off about half the deck, turns it face-up, and drops it etlll facG-up onto the face-dorn renainder of the deck. The upperuoet catd, rhieh rorLl aay ls thc (Fr {.e his'cerd. - 6. Shake yonr head and adnit that Jrou rGre f,rong. fake the deck fron hin aad ask hiu to read your predlctions aloud. flhen you get tha ileck, Becretly turnover the entiro dcck under the topagat Qg. llhen place the dcck on thc table. Since thc qg renains Ln p1acel all appeala falr. ?. Apologtze for predLcting the rrong card, adding that you relo rroat eyen though you had two chancsa.. TeIl hin to rediove the.face-up packet that IieE on top of the deck, turn it ovet and replace it on the face-dorn balance of the deck. 8. Sayr nfou knor, Ifn never that far off on a predl.ction of thle klnd. Do ae a favor and aBread the deck face-up on the table.rr $hen he haa donc this, inetluct hLn to pusb hls choaen card, tlp Qpr about haLf ray out of thc

otr

eptead.

t. Eave yout predlctiona lead aloud again. ?hen aek for tbe nane of tle card on etther elde of the QC. 0f couree theee cards natch youl predtctioac.

Trap Leraditg Technique fhe abqe technlque can be used in an effect rhete a card is found trapped between tro pleviously sl6ned cald8. 1. Fsrrove tbe two black 4rs. HaYO tben eigned on tbe facee and retulaed to ttrs deck. Secretly get one 4 to tbe top of tbe deck and the other 4 to the botton. -22L-

2r fland thc dcck.lo tbe apectatol. Eavc hln choose a card aa dqecrlbed in rrCeatrlfugal Folcc.rtt Stepe ] and 5.

l. fakc bail the dcek and ec you squarc it up, reyerse the deck un: der tbe top cald. Then epread the top faca-up portion until Jrou coee to the divigion et about the centei of the deck; and fLip the face-up caldE facedon as a unlt. h. Eand hir the deek, Ask htn to apread it face-up, fi.nd the elgned black 4ts and pqsb then about balfray out of the epread. Hie chosan card rtll be found betreen the l+,r.

Speed S-ith 7's A card Eandtiehcd betrecn tbc tro black 7fs before the trick beginc ls later found to bc a randonly aelected aad eigned card ehosen by the opectator. The technique l,e that desdlibed und.er rrfrap Loadlng.'l

I. Benove the black 7ra. turn then facg-up. Place a f,ace-dorn card betrGen thcn and dlop thls ]-card saadrtch on top of the deck; the bLack |ta ale face-up; the tace-dorn card betrcen then Ls of unknorn identiiy. 2. Aa you aquate the dech, get a break under the top face-up 7. Double cut it to the botton of the deck aa you seJrr n$erll cut theee thrce carde into the pack. tl ]. HoId the deek La face-dotn deall,ng position ta the the uppcl ot outer left corns! rlth the left thunb until the stop at about tbe centcr ol ths deck. ll. The BE fllp all carde above the etopped- at point 'of tbe dcck, Ack the cpectetor to note the uppernoat or face up block,

LH. Eiffle along spectator callE

face-up on top card of the face-

5. Secretly leverer al"l carde belor the face-up selection. 5. lhen pueh ovel about a half-dozrn cardg ag a block (to conceaL the levetecd card uader the sclectlon) and continue puahi,ng eards fron left to riSht uatil. you reach the firet face-dorn cald in the uiaAte of tbe deck. ?. FLip the upper half of the deck face-dosn onto the balance of the deckr h.rt get a break uuder the chosen cald aa the uppet half drops onto tbe Lorrer half . 8. Double cut at the bleak. Say, nBenenbel that I placed the black 7rr face-up bn tbe top " of thc deck befole re bagan.fl -222-

9. Ac you say thi.a, grip about half the dcck froa aboye rith thc BSt llft tt off but retein tbc top card of the deck in place rs you do eo. Slap thc Bff packet back on top of the deok. A face-up black 7 has Euddctrly eplnared on top of the deck. I'O. nlor nay also recalt that I placed a face-dprn cald betrecn tbc 7lg bcfolc tc ctarted, and then,cut the dcck.rf Cut the dcck and coaplctc thc cut. Sey, tfPelhaps youtd ll,ke to look at the cald betreen the lts.tr'

I1. Slnctato! lunn through the cards, flnde the two face-up |ts aad a face-do;n cald bctreen thcn. It tulaa out to be tha cald he eelccted. EictorLo footnotc: ithsn |tCcnirifugal Pc ccil rag diecusecd rlth Lta Scarlet sone yeala ago bc lenarked that he too had rorked out eeveral vercioaa of tUc baelc Henry Cbrlst ldea. If anyone otr the sest coact knorc of Llnrg lork in this area, it rould gurely be of value to get the inotee into print.

Two Klondike Systerns fhe titlc Oodc not rcfel to tbr Klondike ehufflc but lathcr to the eolitaire galne. The layort consists of ? rorg of carda. There is one cald in the first ror or pile, 2 cardE la the occond, J ln the thirdretc. fhe top card of each pdle ls facc-ups the others facc-dorn. lhlc ie the basic lay.out. Ae.thc Aecs bccone availabLa they forn a foundation above the layoutl add the object is to bulld up Ln suitc to the King in each auit. After the baaic layout ia forned, cardg are played one at a tine froa the 2l+-cards renaining. This ia a brlef and lnconplcte suarery of the garG, neant aore to Jog the readclrc ncnory than to outline cmplete rulea. The gane has bcca and can be played for aoneJr. iou .pay $52 doUarg for the deck, that ie, 11 a card. Fo! everJr Ace, Tro, etcr 5rorr can pLlay in the foundation you get SlO pcr card. Since you pa:id only a buck a card and youtre gctting back ten tiaes that auch for everJr foundation cardr it looke like a eure thing. The only thing certain about the gane ie that yourll loee, conplotcly and utterlyrat lt.if you try to play it for EoueJr. tbe bctti.ng verslon of Klondike is eeldon played because the gane Eovea too slorly, But it can be used in a denonstlation ol exposo t of ganbling nethode because people are lntereeted in the ganeI generally know hor itra playedt

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rnd rLnort celtaLnly knor hor difflcult a gane tt lg to bcat.

thc folloring ate tro ayetena; I dcviecd lany Jroata ago for KlondLke. lhc fLrct ie e no-rtuorJr eyatea for dacking the dcck to produce a rinning gl!€r The etack iE dlfferent every tine, it requiree no figuring, can bc act up qulckly, and alraya producoo a rinning getrc. tha cccond ayctca la a bit different. ft ia a pctcentage cyatca that allora you to'bcat tbe telc over the long run flon a frecl,y shuffled deck. It ig of courac deecribed here for entertainmeat purpoaea on1y. Both systcne are takea fron a 3.ong nanuecript analyzlng Klonilike. Irvc had to nake celtaln sinpllfying aaeunptionc in descrlblng the ayatene hcrc. Tbc lntcreeted leader rlll be able to fill ln the gape rlthout trouble. Elret Syatep: Stak-A-Pack fhc eacieet ray to deecrlba thle eyeten le to aasune that a friend of Jrourr, bLeaaed rith a photographlc nenory, has Juet played a gane of Klondike and ron. [he rlnning J.ayout night look llke the draring below:

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it

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Iou agk hln hot he dld it. Since hcre posseegcd of a photographic ft,enoly, her1l reaeabef every plav. So, to reconstruct the garer a]l bc hac to do ie play the gane backtardc froa the rinning layout. thus, i'n the above layout, if the laat card he pLayed ras the lrC, thia toul,d be the firet card herd pick up and place face-dorn in hie haad. Sl'ailarly '224-

hcrll plck up thc next to lagt catd pLaycd and place that on top of thc Ec continucs until bctg back to thc ataltin6 layout.

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thc ayatcn should bc clea! troro I f you raat to etack a deck of earde so that you can dcaonstlatc a rlaning gaac of KlondLkes etart rltb any rinntag layout. Not picliup the carda i-n any order. Within very rlde boundariee lt doee not natter ha thc bachrarda gaee la played. Slnply pley the grue backrarda untll you arrlve at the Etarting poeition and you have a rlnning atack. Indeedr it ia an intercding challengc to try to cone up rith a rcall.y dlffieult atack, one that lookc Lnpossible until the last fer carde are played, rorkiag dth lhle ayeten. I rac qtdte yount rhen I devised thia systen, and rather proud of lt uatil I later lealaed that Leibnlz, a gaae theorigt (and, rith Iaaac lferton, co-inyentor of calculue), had propoeed approrinately tbrec centurles ago that riaaLng atratc6yt could ba devieed by playing a gane backrards. lfhile he nay not have had Kl-ondike epeciflcallJ'in nind, he neyerbhclesg had the concept. ...Hsre lt

llhe Shuffled Dect Systcr.

ls aasun e a peroentage ayoten for rlnnLag at Klondlkc. Spcctato! nay shuffle tbe deck ag oftsn as he likes. Iou rIlI not cons out a rlnaer otr evetJr round, but you should conc out ahead ln the leng !ua. I beve no ray of calculating- or even eetinating- the odda at Klondikc or the prcacnt ayatca, and donrt knor i.f an cract figure can be alrivcd at, AI1 I can.aay bere ig that thoee faniliar rith the ayateu agree tbat you conc out ahead ln the Long run. There tc a g:lnnrtcki you use a atripper dcck. Once eet, the deck can be used fol any nuuber of ganesr.no natter hor often lt ls shuffled and cut. Placc aLl of thc C1ubc and Dtan*.onde, plua ala four Acee in one heap. fbe other hcap rtII contain the deuce thru Kl,ng of Spadee plus the deuce thlu King of Ecarts. Align the cards in one heap all one ralr AlrlgE the carde ln the oppoeite heap the othcr ro,5re Shuffle the tro halves of the deck together. Continue ebuffLiag ae often aa Jrou like. then lrourre ready to pLay Kloncllke, strip the 24card packet to the right and table lt. Slap the balancc of the deck on top, Nor plsy thc ganeo The layout ril-I coasist of 28 eardEr all of the C1ube and Dianondc plus thc Aceg. To nake this fact leee obvlous you can subetitutc eone carda fron the 28-card etock tor cardg ln the 24-carcl etock, bu! rather than go into refiaenents, Ir11 end the discuscion here. Juet folLor the abova

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p!ocs!3r end no lattcl hor the catdg' are rhufflcd, you rilI rln over thc Iong run Lf e etlLp-out of thc 24-catd block ls donc as deacribcd and thc layout forad fron thc Z8-card atock tbat ranalne.

Frarne Analysis Thig la a tro-prrt routlne ualng ordinary cardg. Firet thc naglcian rrlteE a predictlon on a catd and placee the prediction card in a regular oatd caec or dard box. Thie prediction later ig ehorn to corlectLy predict t cr,!d chogcn and aigned by the rlnctator. ![hc nrgiclen renarka tbat any card could have been cholen rlth a rinilar rcsult. Tbe effect i.e lcpeated, but rith a difference. The perforacr cigna the facc of a card, pleccc it in the card box and cloteE up the bor Thc opectator thcn aignc the beck of another card and leaves it on top of thc dcck. The card bor ia pterecd dorn against thc top card of the deck. fhcn it ia tenoved, the clnctatorre slgned card haa vaniahed.

fhe perforner lenalksl ttl preesed too hard. Perhaps you had bettcr the catd box.il Tbe epectator opena the bor and finda inside the bor a gin8lc card, bearing bhe nag!,clanre eignatutc on the face and thc epectatorrg signatrue on the back. open

The doEk ie ordinary. Pack and card box nay be left rith the epectator at the finish as there tg nothing to find. Aleo, the slrctatolre signed card ia not secretLy palned and loaded into the card box, nor ie there palalng at any tlne, tror ia the card bor or anything elec uecd in the trlck g:lanLched.

lletbod: Itrs asauned the deck contaias tro Ldentlcal Jokere. If the deck hae a Jokar and gonething called an Extra Jokel or Scole Card, then alnply d.iscard thlE card and in ite plaee use a duplicate of the regular Jokcr.

Tbere is a alight bit of preparation. I r11 assuae you wish to do other tricka before perforning thie one. Therefore the prepared cards rll,I be noved arey fron the deck eo they donr t lnterfele vith the opening tricke you nay rant to petforn. Take one of the Jokere and elide it betteen the card box (or card casG- rerre taLhing about tlp cardboard case that conee rith the daek) and

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the ccLlophane as pet Fig. l. lfhcn elidc dorn tbe Joker eo ittg fluah rith tbe card box. llhe only othel bit of pleparatlon ia to eign Jrou! nane on the facc of any card, aay the 7D, Place the signed 7D in the Jaclct pocket. Thia eoapletec the preparation,

Plece the deck Ln the caee and droXr. 31r" caeed deck into the Jackct pockct untiL ready to perforn. Whea Jrou ere going to do'a fcr card tricka, re&ove the caccd doek fron the pocket. Hol-cling the card box ri,th the halfnoon cut-out dorn, tenove the deck ac ahorn J.n ELg. 2t or have tha apectator renove the deck rbile you hold the card. box. Thle etreagthens the fact

@ you want to put aclose, that the card bor is conpletcly enpty of anything except the deck of cardr. Ac goon aa the deck le claar of the catd box, the r'E ean leleaee the card box, allorlng lt to fal,l to the tab1e. Thsn you band the deck to thc spectator for ehuffltng. Aa he ghuffleg and cuts the deckt pick up the cald box and drop tt Ln the Jacbt pocket. lhe calual handllng.of the card box convinces the audl,cnce that it ie ungaffed. You can of coutse leave the card box on the table if the epeetatots ale not llkely to turn it ovet r PrcgentatLon

After perforning one or two tricks rith the deck and yourre ready to perforn this routine, run thru the carde rith the faces lorard you and cut the Joker to the top of tho deck. Then proceed ae follore. l. Drop the deck into the pocket and load the eigned 7D onto the top Thenr es if ptetcdding you suddenly renenbelcd anolher trick the audiencc -2?7-

night lik , renovc tht ilcck fuol thc pockct. 2. Spread the caldc facc-up and piok.out one that rtll act aE your pledlction cerd. It can be any card rith plcnty of rhltc rpac€ in the acntel, rey thc 2H.

l. Drplain thet the 28 rtll ect es your prediction card. Prctend to pondel the probablc future, then ulte tUokerrt on the facc of tbc 2H. The tB ld.ckc up the card box as lhorn in ftlg. 2. lhe EE.then eJ.lpe the facc-dora 28 into tbo card box. Dlop the box onto the table. 4. Falee ehuffl"e the deck, retaiaing the top etock. Cut the deck conplete the cut, but retain a break betrecn tbe halves.

and

,. Bifflc force to thc break and conpLete the cut to brlug the W to thc top. Double }lft and ihor the Joker'ra the apectatorre gelected catd. TelI hia to renenbcr that he freely choae the Joker. furn the doubls card face-dorn, Table thc deck and aak the apectator to atgn the back of back

the Joker.

6, Uhcn he rs done this, take the top signed card and ineert it faceinto the card box. It glidee into the card bor up aea! the top o! flap aidc of the box ae shan in Fig. 7, and beld ln place by pressure of thc left thunb and gecond finger. The reaBon you want it up near the top of the box ig to get lt aray fron the predlction card and thue elininate a poeaible bit of funbllng latc! ono 7. Be-iterate that you rrote a plediction bcf'ore tbe spctator chogc a card and furthcr that bis eelcction res cntirely by chancc. 8.Tbs !H retaing ite grlp on the card box, the rigbt thunb nc reachee into the card box and pulle the predlction card (tUe 2H) out. Ag the sane tine the right firet finger pulls the duplicate Joker out fron inEide the eellophane rrappo! ae shorn ln Fl,g, 4. dorn

9. [h e LII retaing firn preaEure on the card bor to keep thc hidden card iaside fron rattling around. AE gooa ar the BHrg cards are free of the box, thc LE geetureg aE you aay, frRenenbe!r Xou could have choecn any catd.lr lhe reason for the LE turning slightly ls to 8hor therc is nothitrB concealed under the catd box.

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10. Drop the eard bor onto the tabLe. Thc tro cardc in tFe FH are tulncd ove! as a untt, revealiag tbc Joher ac the face cald, $ay, rrlou

choae &he Jokt t

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11. Tako the Jokcr rtth the LE, levealing the prediction card in the BH^" tfiben the rpctator traa had a chance to lcad the predictlon, you addr ttAnd I predlcted you rould chooEe the Joker.tl

Part lro 12. P1ace the facc-up?fr-IffilFr the face-up Joher. Suln both carda oYer aB a unit anil place then on the botton of thc deck. lhe Joker thus becouqa the face ot bottoa card of the deck. fr. Aa you do thisr E&J, rrlrl-1 repeat it and aee lf re get a correct prediction qgaln.fr Holding the rleck face-dornr renove a clrd fron the cente! anil place it face-up on top of the deck"Tip or cant the deck up e the apectator canrt Bee the face of this cald.

Il+. Pretend to conce.ntrate on the future. Then pretend to uite on the card. In fact your lndex flagernall einply ecratchee tha card aa you pretend to rrite. Turn the card face-dorn on top of the deck. 15. Toas the pen onto the tab1e. Tben pu9 thc deck on the tablc. Pick up the card box and hoLd it in aechani,cra grlp posltlon, fr16. 5. Tbe 8E then pi.cke up the top cald of tlm deek and pretende to place lt ineide the cald box.

In fact tbe card goee outsidc the bor ae ehorn in Fig. 5. The left tburb and f5.ngcra guide the cald eo it elldee dornrard and flush rith the card box Lu perfect alignnent. 16. Pauee and couuent that you rant check to the pretliction again. Feaeh into the card bor rith th6 BE and reaove the card already there. Fecove it Jwt enough so the audiencc eces that the card is actuaUy i3g!99 the card box. TheD !€leasc it anil let it drop back into the cald box. L7. Inetruct the spectator to algn tbe back of tbe top card of ths deck, Ag he doee thie, youtre gtllL holding the card box rith the LE, Thc LF turns pala-dorn. The FE tben tucks the flap into the bort thua cloeihg

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and

r.al:lng tbe bor.

18. Thc rpactatorfc slgncd face-dorn card Le plainly vtaiblc on top of tbr dcck. Placc thc card box on top of the dcck and preae dorn a blt. Sey, nI thLnk I prcaeod too hatd.rl 19. Clce thc bande lnto loocc fista. Ertencl the firat finger of cach hani end tiagerly lJ'ft the oard bor, ILg,6. The apectatorrr rl,gncd card lr gonc. Fauae bere becauae thc apectator llII logtcally aesune that

bie card Lc concealed undcl the card bor (lhere is ao other logLcal cxplenation). - eccond finger of each hand on top of the box and 20. for pla ce the alorly rotate tbc bor around Bo the half+aoon eidc is up, ELg. ?. Tbcrc la

no trace of his aigaed card. ltithout alteriag the grip on the borr band the box to bla. L€t bin open the box and renove the single card. Your inl,tials ar€ on the face of thie card and hlE are o! the back.

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21. For the cJ.ean-up aiaply cut the deck and coaplete the cut. at an afterthoughtr turn the dech face-up and run thru lhe cards until then you coue to the flret Joker. foss it out faca-up. Then run two aore eardg and tosa out the 28. Benark, ftl rant to shor you 6oE6thlng else, so letfa get theae other tro eigned carda out of the raJr.rl

Countdown

A nunber of versions of this effect have appeared. ln print. follorlng usea a rcll--knorn tnove coupled rd.th a ooo"l--handling of tbe Tbe MerLcan turnover to briag about the desired cffect. Ae the audience seee it r 5rou shor a 6, ? t 8, 9, in ordcr and pla ce tlpn ln a face-dorn ror on the tab1e. On concand the older leyetres, bGcoaing t, 8, ?, 6. fhe effect ig cred.j.ted to NocI Stanton aad first appeared in @ nagazine. 1. Frbn a abufflecl bolraed dack, cut the 95 to the top. Then run thru the deck and toss out the 65, ?C, 85, 9C. Donft call attention to the euits. Merely state that yourll use the 6 tblu 9.

2. Alrange thcn in order ae shown in trg. I,

and d.ieplay then

to

the

audieneo. Sayr tfWetll use theee cards, the 5 thru 9. ft can be done ritb nore carder but I have trouble counting paet 9,tt Aa you say this, the right thunb contacte the 8-Epotl the 1eft fingers the Z-spot.

3. Separate the hande, the LE novtng to the left xith the 9 & ?l

the FE-novi.ng to the right rlth the 6 and 6, RLg. 2. Backs of the carde ate torard tbe audience r a.Dd Jrou are aelely enphaeizLng that you use foul cr,! d6 r

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4, Place the I,H carde onto the facc of the BH carde., Bqualo thc packct and place it fadb-dorn tn the LB. 5. Deal the top card, the 6, onto the tabLe. I'laeh the face of the card aB you deal it. Place it at about the ccnber of the tablc. 5, Deal thc ncxt card a bit cloacr to you, the next a bit clocel, and the laet cloeer atill eo that you have a vertical ror of carde rith the 6-epot at the top of the ror. Iou can fl,aeh the fece of the p, but it is not euggested. 7. Tbe vertical layout looks like ELg. ]. Fenove the top card of the deck rithout ehorl,ng ita facc. Holil tbe card rlth the rlght thunb ou top, fingcrs belor. Slide thia card undcr the 6-epot. At the aane tiae the LH reets in a paln-up condition on the 6-epot to hold it in place by the backs of the fingsrtipe. The eituation ie showr in Plg. ,, 8. Say, rrlf re turn a 6 alound lt Looks Like a 9. Tbe satre thing happene lf wc turn a 5 over.F You now perforu. thJ.s ve.reion of the l,lerican Turnover. The 8E card elidee under tbe 6-apot. fhe rlght thunb pul1e the 5 to the iight.At the saEa tke the Bfl card (tne 9S) is pullecl sharply up so lt cnaps face-up onto the raiting left paln, Fig. 4, 9. UsE the face-dosn card in the LE to fJ,ip cach of the next tro cards over honestly. -rF Although no eleight is lnvolved, the handling nuat enulate that of Fig. 3 and Fig. 4. 10. Slhen you get to the laet card, perforn the Hexican Turnovel Juet desclibcd. the audience fft11 fiad that the order of the carde bae conpletely reve!eed ltself.

@e

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An

intereeting variation of the Turnover handU.ng ls tbis. Suppose ln Fig; ] the back of the LH contactE o.threecard packetl and auppose furtber that the center card of thie packet ie side-Jogged to the right. The FH elides under the packet until lte cald linea up rith the gideJogged card. Ferforn the Flipovel Mexican described abovc, but thie tine the right thuob pulls the center card of tbe packet to the right. the result is that thfs g{!g card is stolen ae the packet is.flipped facer up iato the raitiag LB" -232'

Center Pull-Out ?tCentel

Thie Ltcn and the ncxt dcpend on the

Rrl-} Outrt as a

neang

of falae countlng cards. fhis firat appllcation ie to the cLacslc routine rhere red Aces chaagc placee dth black Aceg. 1. Arlange the Accc in C-S-H-D order fron top to botton. fbe packet ig held face-dorvn ln tha LIt. Explain to the epectator that yoritre goin6 to ahor hin tbe four Aces and he is to renenbel their order. 2, tshe Left littte flnger bucklee the botton card. The light firet finger enters the brea.k thue forned apd pul-ls to the right the center bloek of tro carde. ThiE bloek Le pulled out as a unit, ]. the block le graaped rith the tbunb on top, first flnger below and flipped face-up oato: the balance of the packet. the AH rill chot. Say, rfA red Ace. lflerll put it om the botton.tf 4. Ftip the dorbl-e card face-dorn ato the top of the pachet. Deal off th e top singlg card and tranefer lt to the bottoc of the packet. l. Repeat Stcpt 2r 1, l+r to ahcr tbe other red ace ancl apparently transfer it to the botton of the packet. 6, You can in fact shou all four Acee thie ray. But at thts point I deal the top two carde off to the left, saying, nAnd the black Acea on top. Place your hand ovel the black Aoae.rl

7. lurn over the Acee that yourve kept and ehoil that they harc cheated tri the tro black Aces, llbe spectator turna over hiE tro carde and they are tb

led Aceg.

Drawhack

Sane aet-up aa the above, but here y@ appalently have a three-celd packet and waat to shor that each card is the AH. Then you ehor that the AE has vaniehed fron the packet.

I, HoId the packet in the Iff. Buckle the botto! card. the right filct flnger troYee into the break and pulls out a double card as e uait. FJ-ip tbis card face-up onto the toB of the packet to sbon the AE'

2. Flip

tbe d,ouble

cald face-dostrr

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left thunb perforns r ]-cald puah-off. The BE takes the bl.ock and transfers lt to the botton of tbe packct. l+. Bcpeat Stepa L, ?r 5t again to Ehor that the new center card ia algo tbe AE. 5.

The

l. Eepeat Steps 11 2r 7, once liore to show tbat tha thfud card ir also thc l.E. 5. Youfre aor golng to ehor that noa6 of the three carde is the AE. flip the top card face-up and take it into the BH. then flip the nert card face-up onto tbe LE packet.

7. The left thunb perforsrs a two-cald push-off. the BB takee the double card under the Ace Lt already holdc, holding the vielble Acee allghtIy fanned. E. fbe LH cnapa the laet card facc-up and adde it to the BH fan to ahor that the AE hae vauishcd. It aight be appropliate to add that rtlgc -c'i'urit tricka in ltcthode Bith Carde can be perfcned rlth a cuttently popular verslon of the AecanloEtieAd, I !efe! refer to thc handling rherc th6 8lddle-typc grip figurea ploninently. This Eiddle-typc grip figurea ploninently. veteion Lecks the Blace and caaual easc of the Ascanio Spread, but lt hae a redecaLng fcatulo ln that it rcqufu.a Bo practicc.

Right-Angle Location A novelty nethod

of reveallag or diecovering a previouely

choeen card.

l. Eave any card eelected. Square up the deck, getting a break under the top card. Take back the choeen catd, drop lt on top of the deck, pause and ask the apectator to bc eure to reaenber the card he chose. fhen pick up the tro carde above the break at the uiddle of the inner edge, tbunb oa top, first finger on tbe facc of the double oard.

2.

The

left llttlc

finger

opena a

break at the rigb.t eide of ths deck by pul}Lng down about half the deck. Inaert the double card flon the baek of the deck into

the break, Elg. L.

Pretend to equare the choeen card into thc- deck. Actual.ly tbe double card ie left injogged about 5/8,t,

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). Tbe left thunb ll,fflea aloag the left side of the deck, Opening a brcak rbout a qualtet of the ray dorn flo! the top, Ineelt tbe rtght tbunb into thie bleak. fhc lcft thunb"then rlffles dorn to a point about 5/4 ot the ray fron thc top of ttre deck. lhe right firat flngel ls inserted into tlrle break. [he pocition nor ls ehorn in E!9. 2, l+. The rtght thunb and firet fingcr, glasptng the uppet left colnel of the centcr packet flrnly, triet it' clockrlse. The inJogged dlouble card renaina ia place, anchoied there by the hecl of the left thunb. 9. llhen the center packet ie at rlght anglee to tbe cleck the situation ie as clepLcted in ftLg. 5. The BH na cone6 over the deck, thuab ln back cn-

.)O(&e C)RO t^/ Ce*tzf P4cJ'Ef GxA66€RfrrED)

gagrng tha lnJoggcd cards, fingera at the outer end eugaglng the right-angle packet. fbe thunb and fingete aov€ torard one another eo that the injogged double ca.rd and the center packet alo flush rtth the deck. The eituation nor ie shq n in Fig. 4.

the FH bolde the deck fron above, th€ position ln the dccht fl'gr !r the to a central lncket 6. Wbile

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LE LH

shl.ftg. tbe center re-gripe the deck

at the lorer left corncl. by thc uppel right colnct

ehifts its grip and takae thc deck ftlg. 5, thunu inil first fingcr g!lpPiBg the deck, other flngcre grlpping the- clnter packet. The thunb llee acroee the center packet as shott, in Fig. 5, and thus contacts thie packet Tbe BH tbcn aE chown.ln

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7. l'lake a tosclug notl'on: fron rlght to left. The BH hae letained the csntcl packet. The LE catchee the balance of thc deck and tables it. The BE packet has tfcaughttt a card and the card ls at right anglea to the packet aa ahotn ln Fig. 6. 8. The LE grlpc the left elds of the packet in the glipe the other side of the packet in El6. 5.

Ea6e way ag

the BIt

t 9. fios cJ-ip the packet botween tbe firet and aecond finger of each haud. This flees the tbunbe, whicb push the double card forr"rd to the po6itioa shorn in ELg. 6A above. 10. Nor flip the packet face-up, Fig. ?, and ask if the plotrucli-ng card is the chosen catd. the apectator rili aa5r no.

1I. Place the packet ln the LE, the double card trn otruding to the right. the light thur.b and first fingel contact the double card begin to pivot or sring it up in tbe direetion of tbe altow in Fig. 8.and Whsn yourre

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about halfway to tbe finlsh position the right fingera push the botton card of the doublc card dorn and into thc dcck to Loee thls ca!d. If youtro faniliar rith other forns of the pueh-in cbange, Jrou can aubetitute then.

12. At the finl,eh yourle }eft rtth the card angLed ouf of the deck as ahorn ln Fig. 8. Aak the spcctator fol the nare of tha chosen cardr te&ove thc outJogged card and show it bas changed to the chosen catd.

Strip Poker A Boyal F1ush in Eearte le renoved fron the deck and dropped on i-''. the perfcl rer drope the Boyal Flush on top of the deck and lnthc't;lrlc;i'. rlediately dcaLe two poker handc, on€ to the epectatorr, the other to hlnself. The elnctator gete the King, Qucenl Jack, and Ten of Heartel a pronislng begC.nning, but rhen hle la,st card la turned over it provea to be the 9D, thus grvlng hin a lorly Klng-hlgh atraight. Ithen the pcrfcaerrs haad is turned face-up, ltfs deaLt hineelf the foul Accgr

Boen

that hets

No faLee dealc. no shuffleerno cuta. Thc Foyal F1ush ie dropped on top of the deck and the handa inr.ediately dealt. Deapl-te the absense of elcighte ol duplicate calde, tbe apectator geta four of the Hearts you Juat dropped onto the deck, rhJ.le you get the fifth- tbe Ace of Healte- plue three nore Aceg to bep lt coapany.

Method: fhe tltle tife the uethod. A atripper deck ie used. What u.akee the EiTE-virtually autonatic ia the fact that the etripper deck povidea tha eull/stock syetea fol 5torlr A stack ie ueed. For the top dorn it rcadar IO ttltt cards, 9Dr AEf tfltt balancc of the deck. The tern oarde, AD, KII,5 nXrf cardc, AST JE,5 [5 X @rdEil nsane five indl.ffelent ca.rde. QET

In the above stack the Acee, Eeart Flueh and 9D are turned end for end eo that tbe rlde end of these caldE is at the narror end of the deck ptoper. 1. Holding the deck eo it is face-up, the narror end uppernoats lun through tbe calde slowly and upjog the AII, Jll, Kg, LOEr QH aa you coue to theu. llake it plainly obvious that Jrou are upjogging theee five cards end no othqle. -Z)7-

2.

ettl1 keoplng the Boyal Flush upJogged. While the 8f, uoaentelily bolda the deck, tbo I.E shlfts lta Btipr re-gripping the dcEk ac sborn In ELg. 1. BoId the deck eo the facsg of the carda are torard the

Squarc the dcck,

audLeBce.

J. the LE aor Eoves to the poaition shorn in !'ig. f, preparing to otrip the Foyal FIUEh fron the deck. In fact the rtght tbunb and fingcre contact the rlde ond of the levereed carde etiU ia the deok, tbe 9D, ADr

AC, and AS.

I+. Ae the tH Eovea up to the poaition ehorn in Blg. 2, it brlnge these oxtla calda along, thue interaeebing then, rith the etack and autonatlcall.y setting up the calda for the poker dealr

5. The LH pulle the upJogged bLock of carde aray flon shown by the arror in Elg. 2. The BE levers the deck over eo the XE then drope its pachet on top of the dcck.

the deck as itrs face-d.own.

6. Inaediately betln the poker deal by dealing the top card to epectator, the ncxt cald to youreel-fr the aext to the epectator, etc.

the

7. lurn over the last four cards of his hand, turning then face-up at a tlne. Hc | 1l- pr obably be amazed to discovet that bers been dealt the ftrst four cardE of the Feart F1ush he Juat saw you drop on top of the

one

deek.

Pauee

for dlanatlc effect, then turn over tbe recaining card in hie

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hind, ahoring it to be the 9D. This gi.vee ,bl,l a aere stlaight iastcad of the unbcatable Boyal Fluah.

9. Turn uP" yout orn hand e cald at a tine to shor youfve dealt thc fotu Acea. Note that ln the lnttial actting up pr ocadure you ale inetructecl to tun tbe Acca, Eeart Flueh and 9D'around end fol end. It rt-ght be quectioned rhy it ig nccessary to turn all nine carde around, eince tbe etrlpper action ie ueed rith oaly fou! catds. Thc reasoa cotre! lnto play Xn the handling of Step t. With the E6art flueh upJogged, the lglg end of theso five carde are at the top end of tbe dcek, Thus thclc cards donrt lnterfere rben the BE eecretly contacts tbc Acee and the 9D prepalatory to Etripptng then upratda. It nlght bc noted, algo that thc loading action clagcllbcd above haa rpplications in areaa rhere you rant to Eritch cards in or out of an upJogged packct and raat to achleve a nore conplex end reaul.t than a atraight Jroulae1f

block-for rblock srl tch.

Cross Purposes An offbeat variatioo oi the ero"l-"ot or rrlfr force. Any deck le used. The force card ie eecond flon the top. Cut off the top half of the deck'and place it oa the table. Hold the baLance of tbe deck in the 88,

at the enda, as ehorn in Fig. IA above' The LE double Lifts the top tvo carde of the tabled packet and ineerta then at right angleE fron, the front aa ehosn ln Fig. 1. Aa the double card is placed into the packet, the left flngets push the botton cald '279-

of the pair back eo it is Jogged out the rear of the BE packet. lfhe backjogged condition of the forcs card ie ehorn ehaded in Fig. l_. Nos continue to reriove single cards fror the tabled packetl inserting then iato the front of the BH packet, at right anglcs to the packet, Ietting then protrude fron the front only. Do thie until the speetator sall6 etop.

Place the FH packet on top of the tabled packet, at right anglea to itr eo that the seclebly backJogged force card ie Bquate with ttre tatled pscket

r

The outjogged carde in the uppet packet are tenoved one at a tine or in a bl"ock to Ehor the audience that all cards are different. nthen finisbed with the outJogged calde, the hands grip the packete as in Fig. z the haada pull the uppet packet back to the poeition sho,rn in Fig. t. l[w renrove tbe top card of the lqer half , Fig. 4, and hand it to the opectator. fbis ls of courae the force iard. LLft the upper packet, sguale it and place lt back on the lower Frcket ao the entire deck is equare. Ploceed rith rhatever trick you are doing that requiree a force ca!d. -24A-