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PREFACE
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CONTENTS
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FOREWORD
SECTION ONE
MERLIN'S MASTER MANIPULATIONS
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THEORY
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PRACTICE
CHAPTER II PASSES
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IMPROVED HERRMANN PASS
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OUTJOG PASS
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THE SIDE SLIP PALM AND FLESH GRIP
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USING THE SIDE SLIP AS A TRICK
CHAPTER III DEALING SECONDS AND BOTTOMS
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SECONDS
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BOTTOMS
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THE GLIDE
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TRICKS BASED ON SECOND AND BOTTOM DEALING
CHAPTER IV FALSE SHUFFLES AND CUTS
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THE MERLIN TRUE SHUFFLE
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FALSE SHUFFLE AND CUTS
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THE PUSH THROUGH FALSE SHUFFLE
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FALSE CUT
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TRICKS BASED ON FALSE SHUFFLES AND CUTS REDS AND BLACKS
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ANOTHER RED AND BLACK EFFECT
CHAPTER V THUMB COUNTING
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First Method — THE THUMB COUNT
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Second Method — THUMB COUNTING
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TRICKS BASED ON THUMB COUNTING
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DIVINING THE NUMBER OF CARDS CUT BY A SPECTATOR
CHAPTER VI COLOR CHANGES
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THE SLIP-SLIDE CHANGE
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THE CHANGE-OVER PALM CHANGE
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A DOUBLE CHANGE
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CHANGE BY THE ERDNASE BOTTOM PALM
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IMPROVED CHANGE
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UNDER THE THUMB CHANGE
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FACE TO FACE COLOR CHANGE
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COLOR CHANGE MAKING PALMED CARDS VANISH
CHAPTER VII CRIMPS
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FINGER CRIMP FROM THE END
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TRICKS BASED ON THE CRIMP
CHAPTER VIII FORCING
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A SURE-FIRE FORCE
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MECHANICAL FORCING DECKS
SECTION TWO
MERLIN AT THE CARD TABLE
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A ROUTINE OF SLEIGHTS TO BE PERFORMED AT THE CARD TABLE
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THE RIFFLE STACK
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FALSE CUTS ON THE TABLE
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A BAREFACED METHOD
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THE HERRMANN PASS FOR SLIPPING THE CUT
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A FAKED RUN UP
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THE AUDACITY RUN UP
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USING THE SPREAD AS A TRICK
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THE HOP OFF THE BOTTOM
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TOPPING THE PACK
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A BOTTOM RUN UP
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THE OVERHAND FALSE SHUFFLE AND JOG
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FALSE SHUFFLE RETAINING A NUMBER OF CARDS ON THE TOP
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NAMING THE HOLE CARDS IN STUD POKER
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THE PEEK, WITH SECOND OR BOTTOM DEALING IN STUD POKER
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THE BOTTOM DEAL AS USED IN A GAME
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THE STORY OF THE COLD DECK
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DEALING FOUR ACES FROM ANYONE'S PACK
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THE SHOOTING OF PETE McGUFF
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MASTER POKER DEALING
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EXHIBITION POKER FEAT
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PINOCHLE
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A SIMPLE RUN UP FOR PINOCHLE
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BRIDGE-WHIST
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CHALLENGE BRIDGE DEMONSTRATION
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GLOSSARY
SECTION THREE
SELECTIONS FROM MY REPERTOIRE
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COMBINING THE PASSING OF CARDS WITH THE POCKET TRICK
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A FOUR ACE ASSEMBLY
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PRODUCTION OF A CHOSEN CARD BY MEANS OF THE SPRING FLOURISH
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THE TIP-UP DISCOVERY
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CAUSING A SPECTATOR TO MAKE A CHANGE
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RUBBING OFF A SPOT AND SHOWING WHERE IT GOES
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THE PACK THAT CUTS ITSELF
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TO SNAP CHANGE
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THE TRIPLE FORCE AND FLOOR CHANGE
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MY FAVORITE FOUR ACE TRICK
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AN IMPROMPTU LAUGH
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THE UBIQUITOUS CARD
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SUPER MENTAL CARD EFFECT
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TELEPATHY CARD TRICK
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THE SPREAD
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THE PULSE OF THE PUBLIC
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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MAGAZINES
