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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
88
TO
PLACE
THE
ACES
AND
COURT
CARDS
IN
FOUR
ROWS,
IN
SUCH
A
MANNER
THAT
NEITHER
HORIZONTALLY
NOR
PERPENDICULARLY
SHALL
THERE
BE
IN
EITHER
ROW
TWO
CARDS
ALIKE
EITHER
IN
SUIT
OR
VALUE.--This
also
is
a
puzzle,
and
a
very
good
one.
The
key
to
it
is
to
begin
by
placing
four
cards
of
like
value
(say
four
kings)
in
a
diagonal
line
from
corner
to
corner
of
the
intended
square,
then
four
other
cards
of
like
value
(say
the
four
aces)
to
form
the
opposite
diagonal.
It
must
be
borne
in
mind,
that
of
whatever
suit
the
two
centre
kings
are,
the
two
aces
must
be
of
the
opposite
suits.
Thus,
if
the
two
centre
kings
are
those
of
diamonds
and
hearts,
the
two
centre
aces
must
be
those
of
clubs
and
spades;
and
in
adding
the
two
end
aces,
you
must
be
careful
not
to
place
at
either
end
of
the
line
an
ace
of
the
same
suit
as
the
king
at
the
corresponding
end
of
the
opposite
diagonal.
Having
got
so
far,
you
will
find
it
a
very
easy
matter
to
fill
in
the
remaining
cards
in
accordance
with
the
conditions
of
the
puzzle.
The
sixteen
cards
when
complete
will
be
as
in
Fig.
32,
subject,
of
course,
to
variation
according
to
the
particular
cards
with
which
you
commence
your
task.
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