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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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III.
THE
“Q”
TRICK.--This
is
a
very
simple
and
a
very
telling
trick
for
the
parlor.
You
take
a
number
of
coins
or
counters,
and
form
them
into
a
circle
with
a
tail
to
represent
a
Q,
as
shown
in
the
sketch
annexed.
You
then
ask
a
person
to
think
of
a
number,
and
to
count
that
number,
commencing
from
the
tail
of
the
Q
at
B,
and
counting
round
the
circle.
When
he
has
finished
he
is
to
count
the
number
back
again,
but
instead
of
counting
the
tail
of
the
Q
to
go
round
the
circle,
and
you
promise
to
tell
him
every
time
at
which
counter
or
coin
he
left
off
counting.
In
order
that
you
shall
not
see
him
count,
you
leave
the
room
while
he
does
so.
Supposing
he
selects
the
number
6;
he
commences
to
count
from
B,
and
leaves
off
at
C;
he
then
counts
again
and
leaves
off
at
A.
Now,
while
there
are
three
counters
in
the
tail
of
the
Q,
whatever
number
he
thinks
off,
he
will
always
stop
at
A;
so
all
you
have
to
do
is
to
count
the
number
of
counters
or
coins
there
are
in
the
tail,
and
the
same
number
in
the
circle
will
always
be
the
coin
last
counted.
You
must
be
careful,
when
repeating
the
trick,
to
add
one
or
two,
or
take
one
away
from
the
tail,
as
always
fixing
upon
the
same
counter
would
perhaps
expose
the
trick.
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