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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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The
secret
lies
in
the
use
of
a
prepared
penny,
consisting
of
similar
halves
(in
the
case
above
described
two
“tails”)
soldered
together,
so
as
to
be
“tail”
on
either
side.
This
the
performer
palms
in
his
right
hand.
After
first
going
through
the
operation
with
the
genuine
coins,
as
above,
he
picks
them
up
with
his
left
hand;
and
apparently
transferring
them
to
the
right,
really
transfers
three
of
them
only.
He
then
performs
the
trick
with
these
and
the
prepared
coin,
when
the
apparently
miraculous
result
above
described
becomes
a
matter
of
course.
It
is
best
not
to
repeat
the
trick
too
often,
and
a
little
practice
is
necessary
in
order
to
be
able
to
return
the
three
genuine
coins
neatly
to
the
left
hand
(in
which
the
fourth
borrowed
coin
must
be
retained
throughout
the
trick),
at
the
same
time
secretly
retaining
your
own.
It
is
a
frequent
occurrence
for
one
or
other
of
the
company,
imagining
that
the
seeming
wonder
is,
in
some
unexplained
way,
a
result
of
some
natural
principle,
to
request
to
be
allowed
to
try
for
himself.
It
is
obvious
that,
under
such
circumstances,
it
would
not
do
to
hand
him
the
prepared
coin,
and
hence
the
necessity
for
some
quick
and
natural
method
of
again
getting
the
four
genuine
coins
together.
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