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band around it the wide way, toss the deck to somebody and let them look
at it, tell them to note the bottom card. Take the deck back and using
whatever cover-up you desire, simply get your little finger in the center of
the deck and make the pass. That's all there is to it. You will find this works
just as easily as if you didn't have the rubber band on it; but the fact that the
rubber band IS on it makes it look difficult.
Incidentally, this is a swell way to practice the pass if you are not proficient
in it now, as the cards won't be falling all over the floor.
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The Piles
They're Off!
Frank Lane - U.F. Grant
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THE PILES
Don't misunderstand us. It's a card trick; and we think it's a good one.
Spectator shuffles a deck of cards, looks at a card, performer takes the deck
behind his back, asks the spectator what number he would like his card to
appear from the top of the deck; and after being told he brings the deck
forth, immediately counts to that number, or spectator can count to that
number if he wishes, and his card appears at the number he stated.
Spectator shuffles the deck. You turn your back. Tell him to make two piles
of cards on the floor or the table with the same number of cards in each pile
and with not less than four or five in each pile. He will probably make two
piles of about six or seven cards each. They usually do, at least. Now tell
him to pick up one of the piles, shuffle it, and look at the bottom card of
that pile and put the pile on top of the deck. He now gives you this deck
behind your back and holds the other pile in his hand. What you do is this:
Ask him what number he would like the card to appear from the top of the
deck. Whatever number he says, you reverse one less than that number of
cards from the top of the deck and put them on top again. In other words, if
he says 8, you reverse the top 7 cards by counting them one on top of the
other. Then put them back on top of the deck. Bring the deck out in front,
take the pile from his hand, place it on top of the deck, and the trick is all
over. He will now find his card at the number he mentioned. Well, then,
you do better.
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Behind the Spectator's Back
They're Off!
Frank Lane - U.F. Grant
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BEHIND THE SPECTATOR'S BACK
Performer has the deck shuffled, has two cards selected, replaced, deck
shuffled again, has spectator take any card he wants, place it on top of the
deck face-up, the deck is placed behind spectator's back, spectator puts the
face-up card in the center of the deck, and he himself on running through
the deck finds he has placed the face-up card in between the two cards that
were selected.
Have the deck shuffled. Have two cards freely selected. You can do this
routine in any way you wish, but this is the way we do it, and it's very
quick. Have the two cards put in at the same place in the center of the deck.
Your little finger goes in between them, and you make the pass. This brings
one of the cards to the top and one to the bottom.
Now fan the cards out and have a card selected and turn it face up. Put it on
top of the deck, still face up. Take the cards in the left hand, as if you were
going to make the one-handed pass. Now tell spectator to put his hands
behind his back-which he does. The deck is still in your left hand, and with
this one hand alone you place the cards behind his back and in his hands;
but just before you do this make the one-handed pass and immediately give
him the deck.
Next, tell him to place the top card, which was (name that face-up card) in
the center of the deck, keeping it reversed. He will take the top card, which
is face down, of course, and put that in some place. You don't care where he
puts it because as soon as you made the one-handed pass the trick was all
over. Then have him bring out the deck in front, fan it out till he comes to
the face-up card, and he will find the two selected cards: one below it and
one above it.
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