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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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The
performer
begins
by
placing
upon
the
table
the
coffer
and
the
box
of
bran.
Removing
the
lid
(with
the
false
top),
he
brings
forward
the
coffer,
and
shows
that
it
is
perfectly
empty.
In
returning
to
his
table,
he
loosens
(though
without
removing)
the
moveable
bottom,
and
replaces
the
coffer
on
the
table.
He
next
brings
forward
the
box
of
bran,
showing
that
there
is
no
preparation
about
it,
and
in
replacing
it
on
the
table,
places
it
in
front
of
the
coffer,
which,
however,
being
the
taller,
remains
visible
behind
it.
He
next
introduces
the
orange,
either
palming
it
(from
one
of
his
pochettes),
and
magically
producing
it
from
some
person’s
nose
or
whiskers,
or
by
the
more
prosaic
method
of
having
it
brought
in
by
his
assistant.
He
now
returns
to
his
table,
and,
standing
behind
it,
proceeds
to
fill
the
coffer
with
bran.
This
he
does
by
placing
the
coffer
upright
in
the
box,
holding
it
with
one
hand
and
ostentatiously
pouring
in
bran
with
the
other
until
it
is
full.
In
placing
the
coffer
in
the
box,
however,
he
takes
it
up
quite
without
the
bottom,
so
that
he
is,
in
reality,
only
filling
an
open
tube.
Meanwhile,
he
secretly
picks
up,
with
his
disengaged
hand,
the
second
orange
from
the
servante,
and
places
it
upon
the
bottom,
which
remains
behind
the
box.
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