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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
72
TO
PLACE
THE
FOUR
KINGS
IN
DIFFERENT
PARTS
OF
THE
PACK,
AND
TO
BRING
THEM
TOGETHER
BY
A
SIMPLE
CUT.--Take
the
four
kings
(or
any
other
four
cards
at
pleasure),
and
exhibit
them
fanwise
(see
Fig.
31),
but
secretly
place
behind
the
second
one
(the
king
of
diamonds
in
the
figure)
two
other
court
cards
of
any
description,
which,
being
thus
hidden
behind
the
king,
will
not
be
visible.
The
audience
being
satisfied
that
the
four
cards
are
really
the
four
kings,
and
none
other,
fold
them
together,
and
place
them
at
the
top
of
the
pack.
Draw
attention
to
the
fact
that
you
are
about
to
distribute
these
four
kings
in
different
parts
of
the
pack.
Take
up
the
top
card,
which,
being
really
a
king,
you
may
exhibit
without
apparent
intention,
and
place
it
at
the
bottom.
Take
the
next
card,
which
the
spectators
suppose
to
be
also
a
king,
and
place
it
about
half
way
down
the
pack,
and
the
next,
in
like
manner,
a
little
higher.
Take
the
fourth
card,
which,
being
actually
a
king,
you
may
show
carelessly,
and
replace
it
on
the
top
of
the
pack.
You
have
now
really
three
kings
at
the
top
and
one
at
the
bottom,
though
the
audience
imagine
that
they
have
seen
them
distributed
in
different
parts
of
the
pack,
and
are
proportionately
surprised,
when
the
cards
are
cut,
to
find
that
all
the
kings
are
again
together.
It
is
best
to
use
knaves
or
queens
for
the
two
extra
cards,
as
being
less
distinguishable
from
the
kings,
should
a
spectator
catch
a
chance
glimpse
of
their
faces.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
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