the "spelling" trick \n spelling every value in a thirteen-card packet \n unknown
1889
tricks with cards
Unknown
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The "Spelling" Trick
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1889
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Tricks with Cards
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75
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the "spelling" trick \n from thirteen-card packet every value from ace to king is spelled out \n unknown
1890
more magic
Unknown
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The "Spelling" Trick
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1890
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More Magic
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31
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cremo! card restoration extraordinary \n card forced via spelling procedure, duplicate in deck \n charles t. jordan
1921
the four full hands
Charles T. Jordan
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Cremo! Card Restoration Extraordinary
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1921
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The Four Full Hands
(Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
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33
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mental spelling \n progressive spelling set-up \n unknown
1935
mental magic with cards
Unknown
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Mental Spelling
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1935
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Mental Magic with Cards
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17
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hull's "joker" spelling trick \n no. 4, thirteen card packet, values are spelt out one by one, but when spectator tries it, he always gets the joker
- a variation \n ralph w. hull \n the joker spelling routine \n ralph w. hull
1935
card tricks that are easy to learn, easy to do
Ralph W. Hull
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Hull's "Joker" Spelling Trick
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Also published here
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1935
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Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
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5
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knock-out spelling trick \n no. 26, riffle shuffle, hearts and diamonds are removed, one suit is turned up one by one and each card spelled out from the other suit \n unknown
1935
card tricks that are easy to learn, easy to do
Unknown
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Knock-Out Spelling Trick
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1935
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Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
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27
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kater's improved spelling trick \n no. 28, one from a bank thought of and then spelled out \n james kater thompson
1935
card tricks that are easy to learn, easy to do
James Kater Thompson
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Kater's Improved Spelling Trick
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1935
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Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
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29
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the puzzling speller \n progressive set-up, dealing placement \n bob hummer \n the puzzling speller \n bob hummer \n max abrams \n max abrams
1936
the jinx
Bob Hummer
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The Puzzling Speller
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Related toAlso published here
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1936
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The Jinx
(Issue Winter Extra 1935/36)
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83
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the joker spelling routine \n thirteen card packet, values are spelt out one by one, but when spectator tries it, he always gets the joker \n ralph w. hull \n hull's "joker" spelling trick \n ralph w. hull
1937
encyclopedia of card tricks
Ralph W. Hull
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The Joker Spelling Routine
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Also published here
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1937
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Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
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59
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think of a card \n one of eighteen, card spelled out, short card \n theodore annemann
1937
encyclopedia of card tricks
Theodore Annemann
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Think of a Card
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1937
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Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
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65
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cremo card restoration \n card forced via spelling procedure, duplicate in deck \n charles t. jordan
1937
encyclopedia of card tricks
Charles T. Jordan
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Cremo Card Restoration
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1937
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Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
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220
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use your head \n spectator shuffles packet, remembers bottom card ans spells it, packet pressed against performer's forehead where selection sticks \n martin gardner
1942
cut the cards
Martin Gardner
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Use Your Head
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1942
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Cut the Cards
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10
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the silent speller \n ten twelve-letter card set-up \n jean hugard \n frederick braue
1943
tricks and sleights
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue
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The Silent Speller
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1943
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Tricks and Sleights
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15
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magic spelling \n three spelling-themed tricks:
- i. selection is spelled to
- ii. values of entire suit spelled to in order
- iii. all court cards spelled to \n john mulholland
1944
the art of illusion
John Mulholland
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Magic Spelling
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1944
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The Art of Illusion
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29
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magic spelling - ii \n all cards of a suit are removed from deck in a packet and each is spelled to in sequential order \n unknown
1944
the art of illusion
Unknown
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Magic Spelling - II
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1944
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The Art of Illusion
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32
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magic spelling - iii \n similar to above, all court cards are removed from deck in a packet and each is spelled to in jack-queen-king order by suits \n unknown
1944
the art of illusion
Unknown
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Magic Spelling - III
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1944
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The Art of Illusion
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34
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spellbound \n two variations of a speller, spectator thinks of a card in the deck, performer puts cards on by one on spectator's hand, who spells his card in his mind, the last letter is his card \n vern schoneck
1948
the phoenix 101-150
Vern Schoneck
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Spellbound
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1948
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The Phoenix 101-150
(Issue 142)
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570
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x-spell-i-mental \n mental speller \n ronald b. edwards
1948
the phoenix 151-200
Ronald B. Edwards
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X-Spell-I-Mental
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1948
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The Phoenix 151-200
(Issue 161)
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648
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jiffy speller \n progressive set-up \n unknown
1949
52 amazing card tricks
Unknown
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Jiffy Speller
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1949
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52 Amazing Card Tricks
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61
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cardini's mind reading card trick \n no. 16, one of six cards thought-of, shuffled back in half the deck, then spelled to, six duplicates and progressive spelling set-up \n cardini
1950
scarne on card tricks
Cardini
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Cardini's Mind Reading Card Trick
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1950
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Scarne on Card Tricks
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33
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spelling the spades \n packet of ace to king of spades, spell ace to king one after another, originally titled the improved chevalier card trick \n charles t. jordan \n the spelling bee \n jack chanin \n john mcardle \n john weiss \n al flosso
1956
mathematics, magic and mystery
Charles T. Jordan
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Spelling the Spades
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Related to
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1956
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Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
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23
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tele-mental \n one to four spectators get cards, think of one, mental speller \n russell "rusduck" duck
1958
the cardiste
Russell "Rusduck" Duck
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Tele-Mental
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1958
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The Cardiste
(Issue 7)
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8
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spell and count \n simplified handling (clue trick originally from sept. 1966 mum) \n al leech \n a trick without a clue \n rolland hamblen
1966/2004
a last look at leech
Al Leech
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Spell and Count
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Inspired by
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1966/2004
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A Last Look at Leech
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28
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mental spell \n one of ten, multiple out, setup?? \n dai vernon
1967
ultimate secrets of card magic
Dai Vernon
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Mental Spell
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1967
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Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
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41
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duo spell \n two mentally chosen cards spelled out, see p. 206 for references and mention of swinford & cairy's "computer cards"/"cyberdeck" \n paul swinford \n suggestion by roy walton on p. 230 \n transpoker iii \n karl fulves \n duo-spell \n paul swinford \n duo spell \n paul swinford
1968
the pallbearers review vol. 1-4
Paul Swinford
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Duo Spell
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Related toAlso published here
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July 1968
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The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4
(Vol. 3 No. 9)
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194
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multiple mental spell \n four spectators spell down to mentally selected cards, stack, second method with bank of twenty-four duplicates (page 182) \n edward marlo
1969
expert card mysteries
Edward Marlo
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Multiple Mental Spell
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1969
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Expert Card Mysteries
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179
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try it again \n ace through king packet, each value spelled to, spectator always gets joker, last card blank \n jules lenier
1970
try it again
Jules Lenier
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Try It Again
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1970
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Try It Again
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2
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think-spell - and the great invisible pass \n thought-of card spelled to, then put in center and comes back to top, progressive set-up \n roger smith
1975
smith's mini-lecture notes no. 1
Roger Smith
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Think-Spell - And the Great Invisible Pass
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1975
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Smith's Mini-Lecture Notes No. 1
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5
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the spell of a good magician \n three thought-of cards spelled to, they then change to aces to match a fourth card, faro \n roger smith \n steve saunders \n ron hicks
1977
innovative magic no. 1
Roger Smith, Steve Saunders, Ron Hicks
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The Spell of a Good Magician
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1977
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Innovative Magic No. 1
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9
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cast and instant spell \n progressive spelling set-up \n harry lorayne
1977
the magic book
Harry Lorayne
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Cast and Instant Spell
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1977
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The Magic Book
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151
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spell your card \n spectator thinks of one card from a group of six, spells to find it \n tan hock chuan
1977
the magic of tan hock chuan
Tan Hock Chuan
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Spell your Card
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1977
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The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan
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13
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the puzzling speller \n progressive set-up, dealing placement \n bob hummer \n the puzzling speller \n bob hummer
1980
bob hummer's collected secrets
Bob Hummer
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The Puzzling Speller
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Also published here
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1980
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Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
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1
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bicycle! \n with bicycle cards, words on case are spelled to and royal flush comes out \n peter marshall \n tally-ho! \n henry christ \n apocalypse variations or additions \n charles hudson
1981
apocalypse
Peter Marshall
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Bicycle!
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Inspired byVariations
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Jan. 1981
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Apocalypse
(Vol. 4 No. 1)
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437
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max abrams \n version for puzzling speller and highlighting mistake in original description \n max abrams \n the puzzling speller \n bob hummer
1981
bob hummer's collected secrets
Max Abrams
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Max Abrams
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Related to
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1981
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Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
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112
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duo spell \n no. 84, two mentally chosen cards spelled out \n paul swinford \n duo spell \n paul swinford
1984
more self-working card tricks
Paul Swinford
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Duo Spell
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Also published here
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1984
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More Self-Working Card Tricks
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126
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the thought stealer \n one of six cards, progressive spelling, using braue memorized deck \n frederick braue
1992
the fred braue notebooks
Frederick Braue
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The Thought Stealer
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1992
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The Fred Braue Notebooks
(Issue 6)
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4
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vernon plus braue \n thought-of cards from eight-card packet found via a spelling and down-under procedure \n frederick braue \n dai vernon \n vernon plus braue \n frederick braue \n dai vernon
1992
the fred braue notebooks
Frederick Braue, Dai Vernon
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Vernon Plus Braue
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Related to
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1992
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The Fred Braue Notebooks
(Issue 6)
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4
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predicted mental spell \n spelling effect with predictions on billets \n edward marlo
1993
the olram file
Edward Marlo
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Predicted Mental Spell
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1993
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The Olram File
(Issue 16)
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3
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birthday value - birthday suit \n spectator spells birth month from one packet and birth day from another, suit and value are used to arrive at a card which is predicted \n karl fulves \n birthday value, birthday suit \n karl fulves \n birthday value birthday suit \n philip t. goldstein
1993
rigmarole
Karl Fulves
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Birthday Value - Birthday Suit
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Related toVariations
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1993
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Rigmarole
(Issue 3)
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27
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the psychic speller \n with packet of ten cards \n peter duffie
1993
card selection
Peter Duffie
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The Psychic Speller
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1993
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Card Selection
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9
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twice in half \n two cards removed from half deck and spelled down, card there predicted \n philip t. goldstein \n half in twice \n philip t. goldstein
1994
thabbatical
Philip T. Goldstein
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Twice in Half
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Related to
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1994
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Thabbatical
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15
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van john \n \n philip t. goldstein \n tom seller's "the name speller" (immediate magic) \n van john \n philip t. goldstein
1994
thabbatical
Philip T. Goldstein
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Van John
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Inspired by- Tom Seller's "The Name Speller" (Immediate Magic)
Also published here
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1994
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Thabbatical
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99
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spell check \n three cards spelled to consecutively starting with random card, selection at end of last spell, declining letter spells \n simon aronson
1995
simply simon
Simon Aronson
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Spell Check
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1995
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Simply Simon
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139
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sigh stebbins \n spectator spells guesses about selection, with value of last card selection is found \n scott robinson
1995
semi-automatic card tricks — volume 2
Scott Robinson
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Sigh Stebbins
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1995
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Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
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49
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elucidation \n one of thirteen thought of \n peter duffie
1997
n.d.e. — a near deck experience
Peter Duffie
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Elucidation
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1997
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N.D.E. — A Near Deck Experience
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11
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ouija \n card spelled to, spelling piles reveal four-of-a-kind \n peter duffie
1997
n.d.e. — a near deck experience
Peter Duffie
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Ouija
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1997
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N.D.E. — A Near Deck Experience
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14
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mental spell \n packet routine \n joe rindfleisch
1998
onyx
Joe Rindfleisch
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Mental Spell
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Oct. 1998
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Onyx
(Issue 5)
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24
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reversible "spelling b" \n no. 1, spelling three chosen cards \n ellis stanyon
1999
ellis stanyon's best card tricks
Ellis Stanyon
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Reversible "Spelling B"
|
1999
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Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
|
99
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the alternate card trick - simple \n no. 2, spelling through all values in thirteen-card packet \n ellis stanyon
1999
ellis stanyon's best card tricks
Ellis Stanyon
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The Alternate Card Trick - Simple
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1999
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Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
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100
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the magic spell \n early spelling trick \n chas. shepperd \n the sphinx, march 1908
2000
latter day secrets
Chas. Shepperd
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The Magic Spell
|
Also published here
|
2000
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Latter Day Secrets
(Issue 3)
|
66
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fate in numbers \n no. 30, numbers rolled by dice spelled out, corresponding values are revealed \n karl fulves
2001
new self-working card tricks
Karl Fulves
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Fate in Numbers
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2001
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New Self-Working Card Tricks
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46
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double killer speller \n two selections, using killer count \n peter duffie \n aldo colombini \n robin robertson
2004
killer koncepts
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson
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Double Killer Speller
|
2004
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Killer Koncepts
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10
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spelling a thought-of card \n \n juan tamariz
2004
mnemonica
Juan Tamariz
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Spelling a Thought-of Card
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2004
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Mnemonica
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44
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computer virus killer \n "a novel revelation of two thought cards"
two spectators think cards from a five-card and six-card group, involving virus gag card
- the history (credit information and references) \n joseph k. schmidt \n "brain twister" (ben braude, hugard's magic monthly, oct. 1946) \n virus variation \n karl fulves
2005
latter day secrets
Joseph K. Schmidt
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Computer Virus Killer
|
Inspired by- "Brain Twister" (Ben Braude, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Oct. 1946)
Variations
|
2005
|
Latter Day Secrets
(Issue 10)
|
429
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|
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virus variation \n \n karl fulves \n computer virus killer \n joseph k. schmidt
2005
latter day secrets
Karl Fulves
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Virus Variation
|
Inspired by
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2005
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Latter Day Secrets
(Issue 10)
|
431
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|
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r & d's count spell extra \n composite card, count-spelling to any card composed by suit and value separately chosen \n robin robertson \n peter duffie
2006
prolix
Robin Robertson, Peter Duffie
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R & D's Count Spell Extra
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2006
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Prolix
(Issue 2)
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101
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one way to spell \n \n harry riser \n mum, march 2000
2006
secrets of an escamoteur
Harry Riser
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One Way to Spell
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Also published here
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2006
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Secrets of an Escamoteur
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68
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van john \n \n philip t. goldstein \n van john \n philip t. goldstein
2007
7-7-7
Philip T. Goldstein
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Van John
|
Also published here
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2007
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7-7-7
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50
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the missing card \n unknown card placed under wallet, card selected by dealing and stopping at a card and taking its suit, then spelling to another card to arrive at a value, that card is found inside wallet and unknown card is blank, four-way out \n jacques terrien \n lucky seven \n david regal
2007
antinomy
Jacques Terrien
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The Missing Card
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Related to
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Oct. 2007
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Antinomy
(Vol. 3 No. 3)
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31
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gut feeling \n one of four poker hands chosen, card thought of, everything collected and thought-of card is spelled to \n jack parker \n the second deal website, nov. 2002 \n thought provoker \n jack parker
2007
the first five
Jack Parker
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Gut Feeling
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VariationsAlso published here- The Second Deal website, Nov. 2002
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2007
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The First Five
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21
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princesst \n spectator a thinks of card in packet, spectator b randomly picks card from packet and loses it in deck, spectator a’s card is seen to not be in packet anymore, it is in correct spelling position in deck \n jerry k. hartman
2007
card dupery
Jerry K. Hartman
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Princesst
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2007
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Card Dupery
|
365
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|
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spells and spear-its \n two spectators think of a card in deck, first spectator mentally spells out his card as magician deals and final card of spelling is his card, second spectator stabs cocktail sword into deck next to his card \n jerry k. hartman \n "hot thought" (jerry k. hartman, after craft, 1995, p. 265)
2007
card dupery
Jerry K. Hartman
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Spells and Spear-Its
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Inspired by- "Hot Thought" (Jerry K. Hartman, After Craft, 1995, p. 265)
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2007
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Card Dupery
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373
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shark hunt \n seven four-card packets, spectator exchanges some packets, cards gathered, spelled through values from deck \n karl fulves \n jack gwynne's speller (the seven circles, july 1931) \n gwynne's speller \n jack gwynne \n baby shark \n roy walton
2008
prolix
Karl Fulves
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Shark Hunt
|
Inspired byVariations
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2008
|
Prolix
(Issue 4)
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224
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jinx extra \n spelling to find four-of-a-kind \n karl fulves \n "quickie set up effect" (theodore annemann)
2010
prolix
Karl Fulves
|
Jinx Extra
|
Inspired by- "Quickie Set Up Effect" (Theodore Annemann)
|
2010
|
Prolix
(Issue 7)
|
452
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|
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double miracle \n card thought of from a group, another card selected, one card spelled to and the other found at named number, using versatile spread control \n tom gagnon
2011
avant-cards
Tom Gagnon
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Double Miracle
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2011
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Avant-Cards
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58
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count or spell \n random values are counted or spelled to as the spectator wishes, leads to four aces \n harapan ong
2018
principia
Harapan Ong
|
Count or Spell
|
2018
|
Principia
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234
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perfect spelling \n card chosen from a list of playing cards is spelled to, progressive spelling set-up \n david solomon
2018
solomon's secrets
David Solomon
|
Perfect Spelling
|
2018
|
Solomon's Secrets
|
113
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the winning triplets \n three cards thought of from packet, three more cards selected and lost, thought-of cards are spelled out without actually finding them, other three selections are then on top, using triple dealing principle (with credit information) \n sylvain juzan
2021
every card you take
Sylvain Juzan
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The Winning Triplets
|
2021
|
Every Card You Take
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53
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