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nlu.. together, dlrtd. the reault. by thr . .. tu.rt\ to tha t pal. 1I'l • book , CO\lnt OO'lfn to the Un. dat.e rmin«l b,. the nuaber of f11Hnga in tb.ir t.etb • •• ac.at Mo@' 1a YrOI1@' - an::! the audience know. it. f bi . b not aent&llaa - it is • puule . Pe r bap. a •• J7 Ole"T u )C! battling pu r. ~ •• but • puuJ.. DOMth.l... .
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firs t inother related probl_ with auch dreu1tou& rout.1.Dea 1. that it ta.b. tar too 10,,& t or the .l.£!:12r! to get UDderva1 . Thh 1a al ao t rue of aolU r elaUYel:t direct rou tine•• Th. ,ct1on in . . .null _ .tr.ct h the aen t.all _ ltaelf - not the prepa r a to r,- at.pa . Uoqun U onabl3' , the ..qU.llC. of .'nnta lead1n& up to the actual aiDdre.ad1ng c an be - ~u .t be - i n ter• • Ung. !:Iov.ver, •• a geo.ral rul., the earll.r on. can g.t to the pa,-ott. th. bettAI'.
book or thi. . .ri•• • the Blue Book or M-.ntalla. . R••ponaa to that book b.u * n n eaUent . Her a b ~ SKane! . ..II yol. . at tM . p roject. In tb. i ntroducti on to the Blue Book , 1 orr.reo • br1 et and,Jd a of the buie cat4gorl • • at .ttKt 1D u. t1.Id of th• • t rical ESP. Thto r ange of .tt ecu 1. utr-elT l1a1tad . aDd tor that T . . .on " 81'1 -.ntdiat run. 1Dto an 1- ediatA oblitacla 1n tryina to rout1ne a . boWI d~ to thi. l1a1t41d choi c e or plot-l1n.. , 1t 1. d anaeroull ...,. t.o put t.ogether an aot that is IdshlY n~ t.1.e . aDd thua ult1ut.1J' bor1.na.
Jet JlDothar l..1Il1lation Ia our fi.ld, ot cour.. , 1. that with rare . xc .pt lon a w. ar. unable to uk. 13a. of particularly lolen at i ng pbJ'dcal ..t.rial•• It we exclude the related field of occult pr...ntaUona, our prop. cond.t or nry . aaple . lUncUonal it...l pad. of ~pe r . books, card., and the 11k• . Oc::c. ai onal.l7 n i.t ttw op portun1tl' to ban g an o rna te pr ed i c tion cheat rro- th. call1ng. o r aoa: athi~ at-liar. but b1 and hrg. _ R at atiek to the type or pro p lIb,lcb " .'ng]1 .nate; oaJ.,J for ita obrtou. func::t1ona.l1ty.
Tb. _phad. , then, IlUlt be Oft pnaeoteUOIl ..... eo IIOre.o than in the field ot _pc . • ba d c plot . a t be d,.....d up in an int.relt1nc tuhion, to bold thlt int-nat ot th. lIudi enc• • A. few buic .tteeta u there are in aantall• • wh.n 1 t bolla down to .ctual perloraance. the vut _ jorlt1 ot ESP rouUnel oan be d. .cr1bed V1lb a dncl. tvo-vord phr.... . rev.aled choic... . The apectator is ott . red . . .lection tra • reltrlcted t1.Id , and the perf orwer rev-I. that choIc•• I t 1. a plot whi cb can be be arlraord1nari11 dull.
Fo r renona of cu di blli t y , our .. terial. IIU.t be ".ry ordi na ry . &. caua. thay ara ordinary , thay .re therarol'tl not "ery intara ati ng.
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iU rigbt. Gl n n t bat cannot depend Oil our p ro pa t.o 1a hol d tb. audienc. attention , we ar. f orcad t o c onclude that 1n a..enc. it is the perroN. r'e Rtr.9naU!l. and tlut alOr:HI, which will be u. .d to bold the audience duri ng the pre~ratoJ'7 p.rlode ot a perfonunca. Probably no other partonunc. nald , with the u capt.lon of a tandup cosady . . .ka . aueh a demand on th. p ra.~t.r.
th...tlc approache e. In ao doins, •• are ott.n ai d. t r acked by tha r o-anoe of no"al t y . and u.nlmow1 ~ rall int.o anothar trap .
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M. ntali . . d ..-nda a atr aight line of actlon . Tb. pr.-1a. upon 'lb1cb aoat llI.ntalista vcrk la that they a~ po..... ad with uncann.r ab111Ua •• pad• • tri&nl.y retarred to .. " Ia1ncI . re-d1-ng". In approaching an;)' attact , ~ quas U on . u.t be ..ked . "I f I could g.nuin.lJ' l'tIad p.cpl.·s thougbU. what. would i t look llke' " f h. fraudul.nt d-.onstraUng we act uall.7 do wat a pproldaat. th1a gel:lU1ne acUon .. cloaely u poul bl a .
I n dni.a inr; rou ti nea . I attallpt. to Unci d r . .a tio " ehic lea r or lII1"U, All anterla1nt1.nt is bued on tha f'unduantal princlpln or th.ater. E:"err pedoraanc. - w.ther it be a aong . a Joke . or a a1racle - 1a a piac. of th.ater . Tbi . bold e trua "b.ther th. perfonunce 1a laking plac. i n a ata ga 8i tuation , or orf tha cu.!r .
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Each p. r formance pi.c. ~ust be considered a lbea t ric.l atory - perhaps a v.ry brief one , but still &nd all , a .story . In ord er to d evelop .. a atory-teller (which 1 am contending 1. es.ent ial ly what we a r e) . one can benef i t frOll studying other story-tellera , to eU lli ne tha waye i n which they op.rate . In tbi. lIlII nn.r . I have i nt entionally looked to fi ctional writers f or inspi ra tion , t o s tag. and f i lm pe r fo rmera , t o . 11 of the other ~ to ry-t.ll trl!l tha t intrigue me. Sam. t 1.Elles on. c. n l e arn f roll. the llloat unllkel1 80urC. I5. J.. an eUll:lple, I will lIen U on that 1 lea rned a very valuable blt of th••t r i cal t.chnique f l"Olll ( of all pla ce~) a Bruce Lee lung Fu a ovi. 1 Aa r«lloved from llumta1l51!l as i t IlIigbt ~e elll, an eppreeeb of Lee' li wu app ropri.ted . modified , and put d i rectly into m:y work as a ni, htcl ub per f onner . It occur. to 1118 tlut we aU to often approach our wor k wit h . v.ry l1m.1.ted conceptual r cece , Gi ven that the natun of the IUter1al it-ell' 18. &II li ve lUintained , ve ry l1a1t..d t o begin w1th, thia only .eI'V.a t o res trict us e.,.en 1I0r e . From. eueb conditiona ata.gnation r ather than progre.. ia the moat likely r . sult. Our- is • galle of 1magin.atiOD .
Forgh '• • • f or waxing di dactic , but it 11 • game I love dearly . I hope you enj oy the Red Book .
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Ledin and £enUemen, I prcpese to ahow you SDalethilli you ba.e ne ve r • • enl a Four--51cl ed Triangle . Ea r lle r thia .vening, I spoke to wo aeabers of th.h audience, and asked tbMl to particlpate I n an exper1aent wb..1cb we &hall concl ude in a r ew aoment a . I talked to .. gentleman ••• 1I: that IIlm be re' Ah. thue you are. 5 i r , \Ioulo you ple..e verify • • erything I say . First of all , ". ha'. .. neve r met prn 10ud.)'. About haJ1' an hour ago, I asked if you would ... iat n:e by aafegua rd ing .. sealed ennloPft . The envelope has been in your poauedon elnce then. I a &ked you not to open it or to let an,yone else handle i t . Ie this co r rect , . ir1 Do you ha ve the envelope no,"' Fine . Pl •••• continue to hold onto i t fo r the nu t f ev rdnutu . Ladl e e and gentlnen - th. fi r st ride of our F our-61ded Triangle .
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WOIUn , .nd ..ked bel" to .180 puticlpate in thi a demonstration. Madm, vould you pl.u. i d. ntU'y yours .lf. I will uk you to ab o verlf'y all that I say c onc.rning our • • rlle r .eeUng. Wh.n apek. , I .sked y ou t o f i r s t of all cl ear a blank sp.c. In your -.:inc! , and into w.. epee e to i nsert the thougS! of • play1na card. Tbia v.. a free de t . rndnation o n your pa rt , You were to ~ the thought 01 a c.rd into your ai nc! , .nd sine. that t1.ae you bay. not told the n... of Wa thougbt-01' c. rd to a.nyon. - DOt to •• , not to your f riend " or to a.nyon. 411.. b . rth 1 a~!1c~ .ued you to not •·. .D vr1 te the nue of thie tbought-ol c&l"d dow . Iou han naply lcept the iaage locked tightly 1nrld. your h. ad . I a all of this truel Fin• • Pl . ... do not r ... al your th~t ju8t yet . Iou are the 88<1000 aid . 01 our t ria ngl e .
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"1 alao haY. a dec k of plal1ng carda with a e , and I III u k a third 1D8IIber 01 the .udi.nc e to b.el p •• ou t righ t now. Sir, will 10U joi n our tri.ngl.1 Ple..e extend your band, and touch any one of th. se c.rd • • • • that one' Fine. RelaOV. it and bold it up ag ains t your cbe.t. Don't l.t me or &z:l;rOne e1sa ... that card at W a u..•. Iou are the third 8ide of the triangle . "Thr.. aid.s , ladies .nd gentlcen •• •but I pr
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The ~tator _tate" that abe's ba eD t.binJdDg of the the of cl ubs . The lI.entall.t calls OD the firet &an to opeD up th. en....lope. It cont.dna • juabo card ••• tbe l1"e of dUN. The oU.r epeotator aho'" th. card he ~ed troa the p.ck. It , too , i. the fi.... of clubs. J. 10ur-S1ded Triangl• •
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Alrallu Tb. reader baa probab17 nn.1..d that the ulecUon ..d. til' the t.h1rd apectat.or . . . . tore•• Tbare it ~ DO ..,.t.ry aa to bov the jtabo eard an the emelope aatehed. Tb. qu••Uon it. bow lin the " llta.l1.t able to obt.a1.n the intonuUon .. to Mbat c ud the th'.t apectator w. . .'N~ thinS' Pi of. v.UhOllt the \lAa ot: brpnulon C1n1e•• o! any k1nd (.inc. aha vu DOt allowcl to wr1 to.. the nue of the card down at UJ:1 U.a) 1
Tbe ~r 1. dl ....r..' ns] ;r dapl •• Prior to the perforaanea. the • • nt.l1.t ~• • apectator and•• .II. aa7a the tolloldn&' "I 'd l i b :roa to be1p . . v1 th aD uper1a~t that v1.ll ~ pa.rt. of rq .bow later toD1pt. Tb.e firet t.b1na I want to do is to cl ear
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• blank IIP&ca 1J:l JOur 1I1nd. an. )'OQ d ODe thaU Good. I ' .... lot . deck at cud• • Would 7CIU. taka 0-..1 Look at that c ard . aDd than "turD it to the d.ck . l ow pleu. b . .r t tbe ~ of that cud into the blaDk apac. 1D 1fNX a1bd. a ...... :J'Ou d ona that? Lock it ill than - pI.... don l t t ora, t i t , tor I'll uk:roa to t.-ll i t to _ later. Fo r th. u.. beine. dOD't t.ell .. what tbe card h. DOll' t t.ell it to aD;r'O De ilia, -.1t.Mr . DOb 't write it. dcnm. j ut h ap it l ocked J.n.1d. JVV Mad. Ob,Jl I th I n k JOU. ita ad"'&Dee tor ~1p1nc out 1D thia. am 11' if?~ eo- vtil. OW' upen-el:lt abould prO'. .. a eue e... lat4r on dur1.Dc the abo••-
Tb. t annrron that! l oa 1J1IIp~ ua. tho . _ torc1D& d ock that. YO\1 v1ll be d Ull later n th tJw UdJod ~tator to toreo tho t b . ot club. OD the .1n1t.1.al po.rt.1c1pult . The doqptiOD ree 1]7 tak. . plac. 1dMn tho portoJ"Mr re -e:apII llbat vent 011. So uu tbe lad,. to ...r1.f)" all that be ...,• • So at.atd that be aa.kod boN' to clNJ' • bJ eek -p&ce 1D ber 1I1Dd. Sbe acr••• tbat w.. bappaDod. H• •t.atoa that b. u lrAd ber to iAa.rt 1.Dta W.a blank apac. the 1A2Ya1 ot .. p.l.q1ng c ard . She ...rin•• that w.. 1 . what happened . ot conn., tho po rtoJ"Mr no&J,.cta to aent100 that &D _ctual d ock of c.rd. .... uaad 1.D W. proc.... Whara b. at.atoa that 1t " .. _ · t ~ doteNinat.1oD'l on bor part. tho N at td tho aadl e c. . .. that w.. .. e M a aoat&l. ••loet1.Oft. Tho va.aD IntAl'pNta tho . _ atat.-.nt to -..n exa.ctJ,y \lbat .eat 00' abo b&d a tr.. ( .. tu .. abo Imov) dotend.Dat.10D tl"Olll a pb;Jaical d.ck ot carda. t
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W'bat 18 bo1D& exploited h.N 1. doubl! .Dt!pdro. Tb. perloraor'. public atat .. nt. are aubJ . c t to two . ' w1 ) n but d1tt.rent intorpretat.1ona - one by tA• • e-AD. 000 by tho nat ot tho aw::li.oc• • Note that th. eonatruoUon ot th. rouUJ1o 18 aucb that tho woweD 18 toeled h.rult. non thoU&b abe knew. that a dock w... used in the ..l.ctlon proc. ... t or .bo .Ull d o•• not know bov tho p.,... tON.r uo.rta.1ned bel' cholc•• Tbua. ab. 111 an unv1tt.1ng .coca.plic. 1J:l a battl.1D& d_onatraUon ot runtal1u. .
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Tb. pertolWer dbpl..,. two pad. of paper, aDd two .u.ril::1.I:lc pea (all of wb1ch aa:t be borro.ed ). Ttu-M a-peot6tor. &J"'e 1m1ted up on .taso. Tbey &J"'e ~hoo • pad and peo. ud uked to .t.aDd at ODe .nd ot th• • tal•• Tbo perforwer etaDd . at tb. othor em. with hi. back to tho .ptetator• • iddreu1n& ~ tint .ptetator, tho pertoJ"Mr a:aU b1a Ol' ber to dr•• _ aiapl. &~tr1c d. .iSD ' irter .. ....nt l • concctration. tho pertoNoer al.o d ra.. ac.etb'na oa hi_ pad. Without t.urn1n& around. th. Mbta..l.1.t toll. tho . eeond _pectator to take tho pad. and to write 00 it a lettor ot tho alpbab.t. Arter .c>M thought. the pertoJ"Mr a1M vrltea .-.t,,'''1 OD hi_ ptld . SUll with h1a baa to the .u1at.1.Dc croup. tho pe.r1'olWer in_truc t.. tho t.h1.rd apeeta.ter to take t.U p.d . aDd on it to writo erq mabel' ~ ODe to _ hund red . 1.D1t.t.1n& b1. brow. tho -.otallet. writee hi. final tboqht. onto hi_ pad. Baton t.uro1.n& U'OWlId. th. per t oMer h&Dd. bll P*i to a randoslr eel.ctAd . pect.ator in th. hoot ro•• it no u.. bu uq ot th. e ~t.atore &rlDOunced hie cboic. out load - or eboWD i t to tho rert ot tho aud1 enc• • iad wh.D th. tMo pad . &J"'e ecepared . tho Wor-aUon on • • ch i_ 1d."tlcal.
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Tb. cod1nB 18 dOM quito oPODl7. but it 1. d b pia ed . For all 1.ntell.t. aDd t.h.N b 00 baDt.or bstveon you and tho spectatora. Rov.... er. u • pertootl7 .oo.ptabl. ( azd 1Dconapicuoua) soc1al S•• tun. ,.OU uk Noh apMtatar hi. or hor DaII• • Tb. D&2O spectator f J p ... . you oed.a tho 1.otorut1on to ,.011 . Tb. g.'*Otric ahapo 18 coded b3' tho firat naM. with thb a1apl• • ,.toaIl indy . o1rcl., ADdr." • O"f'all Brueo . I 01' plua-.1pl Charl.a .. triangl•• Dan • aquarel Da.rd.J. • reotm&l., D..... p.rallolov.. or d1aaorrll n . rld • tropoaoic!l Ed. pentaSOll.I Edward . pent&p'u, 'rod .. heu&onl fred.rick • 6-polnt.ed .tar, Hal"l7 • octogon . Th... will co...r virtua]]y &n7th1ns drawn bJ' tho firat .pectator. Tho letter of tho alphab.t 1. coded by your confeder.te'. choico ot a'llJ'naM. Tb. in! tial l.tter of hia umouneod h.t naao 1. two pl.c•••uUer 1n th. alphab.t than th. l.ttor to be coded. For ••aapl•• nJOll.••" would cod. th. l.tter L. "'' hen you state yotl, .re drav1n& • ahapo on tho pad, YO\1 act"·]],. writ. dOVl:l tho tint d1git o! tho pn - arranaed nu.bor. iibe 70\1 ".'ng)1 writ. tho lotter. 70U In taot pat dwa tho .ocoDid proarra.nr;ed d1git . In protendinc to write tho "*,*,**r. you act"&11,, vr1t. tb.. lotter aDd dra" tho 1~t.r1c abapo.
Writer's Cramp Tb1e is • bl11et-Pitcbi nc t echnique . wb1cb will allow lou to u~ cha nge • ~..onabl.y large slip of pa~r t or . dupl1cat.; wider cover or • natural ••t of acUoM.
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The billets should btl lIad. of
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tlf1e. the cur l ed poaition of th. band , and alao belps to accompUab t he actual swi tch itself . When the .~utor baa fini shed vrit.1.ng on b1e b1llet , be fold a it. You take it with yau r left band, bolding i t at the l ett. edca . be tw..n your l.rt thlab .nd right t inin .
State , "I will ini tial t.h1a alip, f or tutun ret.nne• •" The h.tnda cOllIe t ogether - .pparen~ t or the r1ght ba nd to &ark your initials on the alip using the pencil you bold . w.'hat bappena 1. that f or an ll"111tant the right hand COlII.•• in treat of the l e tt , blocld.ng the lpectat o!"'e bi llet trca view, During this 1n6tant , the I tllt hand cops til. duplicate billet lMtwe~ the tips or the !1 MJt a nd second f 1ngus . '! Ia Senu1ne b1U et 1s ret&1nad by the r1ght b.a.nd 1n betwH " t h.. b... of the thUIBb and the f1rat j oint. e r th. lI.com fing. r •
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Ab, you 're wondering vbat to do 1t the _peetator sbould naae a col?r other t.b.an bl ue. The &nswer 1s ••• nothi ngl R8III _ber, you ' Te not inf'oraed th. audlenc. that tb1a 18 a preclictlon 81'tect , It b introduced .. a ruthod tor gaini ng ~ycbolog1ca1 1ntonaation about the spectator. It be names , s ay . orange you jus t smile and sa,.., "Tll.t' s f ascinatingl Hoat people would ~v. aaid red, or perhaps blue .• •but you add orange , and W a tells . e • l ot about the ind.pendent way in which your .lIl1nd opera tAs ."
Casually take tbo paper ball from th. s~ctator, and S. t rid ot It. Continu. by • • )'inS. "Given tb1. 1nd1v1duallstio G18nta.llt y of yours, I ne t adjust lIlY approach accordingly. " , tt -- and now dive ri ght into your next. routine , W11I1i thi . spectator .
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Thi . take. but a traction ot a u colld . and 1t 18 all done dur1.n& • natural ac tion . I_ecUately , use tbe pencil to jot your 1111U a.lI! onto the (du.y) bill.t in the l . n. band. The s witch 1. done . P roee~ as you viII.
the Happy The pertoNOJ"' displAy. a set of {"elve luge Carda . On each ill printed the s.Yl*bol t or one of the utrological s1gns . j, epeetat or is u ked to name hi. or he r- blrtbdate . Let'. UINIle the date l'WIled 11$ the tenth of J une. Ilj,bt " excl.a1". the ll1l1l1tal1.t, Il y ou a r . a GfI;IIl1n1. " Be openly r_o'" ,s the G.-11rl. cud t l"Clll the pac ket , and pllce. 1t as lde on a nelrb,y chair or table. He now proeeeds to give an utrol ogical reading f or th. spectator. For • c 11 ma~ , be lntorma the audience that the reason he WI I abl. t o ghe the s pectator s uch In accur a te reading 18 that he c... pr.pared t o M e e t a G8A1n1 that ."wn&. Turning the packet of . 1e1'on carda ove r, . ach care! 18 seen to be blank OD the back . The card prmousl1 remo1'ecl - ,chicb b... been in t ull Yin at aU t 1Jrle ll • is now t urned ove r . Printed in l ar!_ let ters OD the bac k of this card 18 th. 1II. . . age , "HaPP1 B1rtbdql II
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The me t hod i s oX"tr ... ly 51.11lple . Thir teen cards are ueed . Each card b.a. an as t rological dill draWl on it vith aarld.ng pena , (rou c an l ocate the approprhte .)'lIbology in any horoscope bookle t .) Two c ard s a re mad. tor the 5ign Ari. s . They are id entical on th. i r rae•• , but the back of one baa the "H.ppy Birthd.,.- IUlI8ag. printed o n the back i n lArge lettera . Th. cuda are .rranged 1n proper date nquenee . with th. "Birthday" " rie. card on the rac. , tho nor.u.l " r i e a card be b1.Dd it , th.n the cards t or Taurus , O••d n1. etc. The Cac. or th. "Birthday" " r b s c ard i5 preparac! wi th • gen.roW! quantity ot ug1ci an'. 'ILK . \JIh.n the card. are di5played, the tvo Aries c ard• • re kept tegethe r, so tb.at 0rU,f twhe c arda are aeen by th. zpectatora. Wh.n the choun apec tat or l s uked to reveal his or h.r birt.bda te , the ca rd tor the appropriate a1gn is r _ oyed troll: the t.nned packet , and placed on the t ace of the group . ObrlOUllly , the prepared J. rle. card . dberell to the ba.ck ot this card . The ho rill .-tick tolethar. due to the vax . Tb. double card i. placed aaide, taeing the aadience . J.rle. card rl1l .un she",. at the r ace of the packet. so that all will appear to be tair.
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to Yrlte dovn the fir .t th"" digits of his liceuse nUliber, s ocial securlt;y number , or any other maher which i. i n . 0000e way connected with hi . per80nal lita . Tbe card i s taken ba ck, the pen alao, .. the n &&rd d h cu...s the " a1gn1!1 canc" of the mmtM.rtI . Tbe c ard 1. ghan to yet another spectator , who also not•• the vrltteu nuaber as vall .. the card l ...l1ue , and proceed. to tear it into piec• • • Tbe.e are pIeced into a bowl , and burned. While the nUle. are conaua1ng the card , the an'Yalope l s retrie....d tJ"O:lll the I5pectator who baa bean bold1n& it up unt1.l nov. Tbe pe r t orser dipa hi. f1.nger into lbe aah.s , aDd writes the .pee tator l• DWlbar acron the outdde or the .moelope . Wl th proper IQ'sUcal c:haDUni; , the amalope 18 ri pped op.n, and ita. contenta. extracted. Tho.. content. happen to be • ••• the ulacted tarot card , baarlng the written zwabar, ill of whi ch can be ....r1t1ed by the urioua participants . HaTi.n8: truly tranacendacl the l ava of spac. aDd tiJIe ( ..ong othera) • th. pertorwer bow. d..ply.
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Attar doina a co.binaUon utrologlcal/ cold -rudina on the spectator. tUl'1'l oyer tb. IrouP ot tinu carda to abow blank bacia , then turn oyar the tabled double card to ahow th. birtbdlJ' gree~.
Tb.1 s routi ne ill ba15ed on an old and 10"'ely rout1ne of Henry I:l: a rd i n l 15 , called "Satan ls Ha1I " . and alao an errect of Willi .. IL1ndaa;y Gres baCl tnxa tbe Pho'nll ' entitled "Ni gbt.&N " lle "".
Sbould the spectator l • birtbday f all durl.ng the tiign ot "rles, do not dhcard the "rio. card . lnatead , lIimply tUl'1'l the packet tace down, and tan out i l l th1rteetl cards (the audienc a \,'111 Dot think to count the maher or cards in the t an ), to ahow that the back ot the face card - " rie. - boul> the =nUI"
Tbe deck or tarot carda 15 a Hanetekel deck. vb1.ch is to aq that i t 18 lUde up of pa.1rs or duplicate card • • Tbe eGYelopa 1a prepared b;y harlna an arb1tn.ry lu'ot card &J,.ued in.a1de or i t . Thb will Dever be di~tJ,y viewed - ita oD1.1 pIlIllO" b s o that tM apec:tator llho 10 MldiDf5 th. envelope v1.ll be able to t ..l (and ... . sbould be bold the package up to the light) a card indds the e.elope. The othar raqu:1.red ..terius aN a bowl , aoae glehea, • peD, a na1lvr1.t.er with lead to ..t.ch the pen ( th. Wck Listo 18 be st) . and s t.1.ny U10unt of ..gi01an l s wax. The d. ub ot wax ...,. be s tasbed in US1 one of a .... rie t y ot 10cation8 - aeloot what i . beat fo r ;you .
Tbe .fract 1s described all a stase routine, but obrlous l;r a niller aet could be ~. up fo r clo.. ~up pe rtonunce . I ou IIl1ght wisb to !lake up duplicate card ll for each sign vi th the birthday gre.t1ng on the back or Nch , .0 that the card could later be evitchad, then giv.n to the spectator t or a aouTen1r. In thi. can . ;you would probab~ wan t to inc lud. an advert illing M•••• S. in aaall print on the t a ce ot the card.
Satan's Nightmare Ear U e r i n the evening . the pertorm.r has given a ualad enve~ lope to a apectator to hold onto . It the spectator cares to exam1n. the anvel ope (by rael or by bold ing it up to the light ~ be baa been ..ked not to open it), he rill f ind that a card ot s ome ao rt is cont ained th. rein. L.ter on , dUring the perfomance , a deck of tarot cardll 11 introduced. A epectator (other thaD the one hold1nS the envelope) 111 asked to tak. OM Taro t em . H. i . gi"'en a pen , and ..ked
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Tbe env.lopa 18 given out betore t be abow. Lurina; the pe r lonunce, the dec:k of tarot carda is introduoed , and ono i s taken by a lIpectator . Wben the .pectator takes your Liato pen to 'Writ o his DUlIber on the tace ot hie em . you are obviously able to s e. llIbat card be ul.cted . Tbua , when you bre&k the pack at the place the card \ofU taken troca , i t will take but a llI.olUtnt to note whet he r the u te ot th1ll card i s DOV on top or bot tom of t he pack. In either oaae , position i t ao thAt it i _ on the bottom . "s the s pec tator 111 vrlt ing bill tbree-d1git nwaber on his c ard, you cuud.ly look o...e r hi. s houlder . and vrlt. the .ame nWlber on the uta em . uains your naUvriler. Tbe deck ot tarot c ards is large oncup to aupply adequate cove r for thi ll act1vity , and besides , all a t tention is on the spectator at this point. The ra 'a DO nead to t ry and d nplicat. the spectator l a vrlt1ng ~ j ust aet th. right. nWlber. dow in the proper a re. ot the ca rd le tace.
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H. ..... the spect.ator return his . .r ked c.rd to the top of the f l ce down deck, he. up. Turn his card f . ee down on top of
the pack. Ri ght now you have two duplic.te ca rd s - not only of the use nlue. but bear1ng the SIUDe J-d i gi t nU:llber in the UJlI polition • •h ;you wall:: over to the spectlitor who is to do the burning . it is a rl·lIlple u tter- to boldly r emo" . the ffC' ca rd of the deck and harv;! 1t to bb . There 115 no 1II0VI i nvol.....d - j us t do 1t. ae vi ll immediately ue ~t he 1s getting the right card by not in& ita ..l ue &net the nuaber insc r ibed on it - both of whi ch haYe beHl .t.at.d out loud al ready. Tbu. there cannol be any thought that you ha.... llwitebed ClrdS , unlen your own gu11l ser.... to t el egu ph thi. tact . Tbi . spectator 11 given the card , and ..ked t o verify the Yrl tten nWllber. ae i . now i n.atruoWd to ri p the ..:U'd to piece• • aDd to burn i t 1D the bowl eerere hi.al ....MIe thia 11 being done, cop the pellet of wax on the tip of your m1dcIle or r1.ng finger, right bud ••• the card i s being burned , uk for the return of the em' elope . When you r eceive i t, ..ear the wax on the cerrur of tb4t b&ck: of t he en...lope . C.81,.lly sbow the ba ck aD::I front of tbe ual4KI e m . lope , and then rest 1t for I llleaent on the top of the deck ( whicb i . aUll in your lett band ). Tb. a pectli lor ' a lIla rk~ card will s U ck to the daub of vax and will be concealed bt.bind the envelope when you pick it up. Take t he envel ope by the edgea with the right band I I the left geta rid of the deck . Tr and e r the en...l ope t o the l e n band - once again . by the edgH ( not to dlab a big th1ng out of it, but ju.t sugge.ting by your landling that th.re i s no tl slei ght -of -hand" g01ng on •• • ) . Us ing y~r right f orefinger, dip into the bowl of ashes , and "Ti te th. ehc •• n l'lUJIber acroS. the tront of the .n.,elope •• you lWtter suitabl. ineantatione . Rip open the end of the envelope , and r..ch insid e with tbe finge rs of lbe rigbt hand . Ignor e the card that ill glued to the interior (it ~on ' t com. out , anyway) . The ri ght thumb slides the lIl.Irked card along the b.de of the enve ~ lope . From the front it v1J.1 l ook e:u.cU:r lik. the u rked card i s being NllIlOveC! f J'Olll witb.1n the envelope . The cud will come out with its back to the aud1ence . Pause a 1ll0000.nt, then t urn it • round . As t r . l Proj.ct10n , or ••• ' To d . an up • • 1=ply cJ'Ull'lple up the envelope &net throw 11 awy . The spectator s a" not int e r ..tecl in the env. l ope. but rather l in the card - whicb t hey 're free to examine to the1r b• • rt..s content .
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P"7ch1n1 th. mentaUet h.. been .ppro.chtld by an interellted party. who "'ould l1ke to a.. a d.-onstration of the fonaer 's abil1ti... "Fine,tI replie. the -.ratio. who proceeds to take a pocket wrltinl: pad and pe n from hie pocket . As b. writea on the pad , be expl ain. , " What I .. ooaait l1n8 into wrlt.1Di; has .ale bear1.n£ on I choice you will be uJd08 in tb. nut fell IIc.enh . It 18 my intenUon to a ent&l1¥ control TOur re sponse to a stapl e que.tion I wi ll u k . You . ake take )'oo.r tae in annering, and you may ....en change your a1nd be.tore tind..l,y d.ciding - but I . n ure 10U that this p.per will g1Ya proof that yOlU' f inal choice vas not 1.ha product of )'our OMZl tne will, but. s p.e1.tica.l1.y guided aDd controlled eberee • •• controlled by .!2 will ." • • he concludea tb1 s at&t• •nt, h. f1ni8b.. witb bis writing. T• • ring the _heat t ro- the pad , he fold . the p.per into a _an pacht , and place. i t on lb. tabl . . . tlTber. - J. ' .... eoBlitted lIl,YaeU . Nov t or your question. I want you to consider the nuab.re t rca one to s ix . Take your the , but decide on on. of tho.e nullban . Then look me a t r aipt 1Jl the eye , and s tale your cboeen nuaber ." Th. spectator tM nka tor . lII.al.nt , and call. out "four". Tb. perto:nner invite. the ap41c t.ator to operl the paper. ia the t ollowingl "Tb. Gr••t Peycb1ni i a.
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The me t hod 14 s1..lllpUe1ty in itself . In the per t ora.r lll pocket 1s • d mple five-billet index , l oaded with duplicat. liats . Each Uet baa ba.n "-ordered ao t.b&t the phrase "YOUR CHOICE" appears at a ditferent nuaber - ODe , t wo , thr•• , f ive &net Curing the preaent.ti on . the pnf ona.r "T1t .. the 14 li.t on the pad, .nd folda that alip to resemble the pre-vritten bUl et s in the index . Should the s pectat or naaa " four" . no turther action ia n.cessa ry. For any of the ot ber choices , be suat ot eeur -ee remove the proper biU et tro. the pocket 1ndu, and do a b11lt t~mt.eh ... the tabled paper is picked up and banded to the apectator .
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Note th. t th. acUon of 1ofrlt1.ng out a . lip as you t ill t o the spect.tor s.rves to sugges t that only one al1p could pos . ibly be 1Jl play. Th. e1't.et i s not eartb- s b.Ic1 Dg , but it i s a Idoe • d1rec t demona t ration ot lII.ntal cont rol ~ and the ~ tator is le!'t with • phJrsical r-inde r or the ....ent, which ProltOtes your M ille. Additionall,y. i t lbe pad ot paper ueed baa your nue and .ddr 1IIIprl.J:lted on i t, the list g1...811 out . . . aou~ v.n1r will be n lIIor e valuable frca an ad ...ertiaing point of view. 13
Vision Version Over the years there b.a•• been aan,y rouUnea deused using & deck of d..lgn cuds. One of the nr, first to appear in print v•• Ann.·M'. "Extra-S enaory P.~pt.1on". firn publ1ab4ld in the U!:!!. 1D 1935. This rouU-n. u.. of • atacked deck of des1gD carda. In th. u.. since. IUny variationa ha•• appn...ed using th. . . .. b«_10 concept . What Illoet of th... rouu.n. lack 18 • 011- 0 . Hoat follow th. Ann.·nn eftect, where two de1I1gM aNt ••1.ctAd by as ~ tJP4IOtatora . and the pertol'lHr h
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able to dupl1cat. the cboa.n °baag••• The probl_ 1. that once the first dea1gn h.. bun I'*Ywed by the pertoraer. the aucceutul re...elation of the •.coad au DO particular ap&ot. True. it. 1a ~prelllll"" and baft11J:l&. but Uwre 18 DOth1Dg to tb••trical.l7 cue the audlcce tbat this 1a the tin:hb - that 1t 1. t1la. to bo.r.t into aD appropr1at.e round of appbu.e. In this rout1l'le ve will dhouu the handllng an pr..ent&t.1on of the bul0 design deck effeot. and then explain • follow-up uee
of the deck tor an t.pr•••l •• rtc1ab. "Seae fifty years ago , at Duke Uni'. .ra1t,. prot...or J .B. Rhin_ ••t.bU.bed the !1r.t par.PlJ1cboloO Ubor.torJ, to invesUS·h .oaeth'ng b. uraed ' ESP' - Erlr• ..senao1"1 P.rception. In order to .f01enWlcal.l;r uplore thia pbet:lt*~n, Dr . }ibine d. vis ed • . .t of f1ve d..1gn.a . known .. ESP TeaUIlI S,abol•• The !1v. .,.bob are a circl., • plua-alp, three w. vy lln.a, • roquare, and a atar. S.ch 18 an eu1ly 1dentUi.ble vieual 1aa&., and thua th. aymbola l.rId th-.sel....a quite nic.ly to the teaUng of telepathic interacUon. "I propoae • aeri.. of teets uain@: rleu.al iJug.17. How•• r. in ord er to upand the poulb1llUea , and to u.ke tMnge acre difficult for .,.aelt, I will not ll:ait our ...t.erlala to • field of !1v. cboic.a. l nst..d, we eb&1l lUke uu of thie pack of rlau&l. t.agea. You w1l.l notice that th.re .re about thirt1 c.rd., and on each there 1. dr.wn a different a1m:pl . dedgn. Oba.rn 81 6..0 that the becb of the carda are blank - to preclude UI:f poui billt1 of mark1l'18 the card • • Aner mix1ng the carda, the perf'o1"ll.r plclca up a l a rge drall1.ng pad . Tb. pack 1a placed fac e dOlll1 onto the pad , and the pad 1. extended to a spectator, who 1& .. ked to cut off ae-. cud., and to bold them up as a1ns t hie o r her cheat. Thi s ls repMted with ~ second spectator. tlPle... not. that even i t it were pouible tor thea. carde to be> urked, theN would be no wa1 r or lie to take advantage of 1t. Both the races ~ b.cks of the des1gns that have been cut to are concealed fro-. "y vi.V. 11
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With his l.tt baDd, the lIentaU.t bold a the beJence of the o.I'd • • plua the dr.ving pad, .. be take• • u rldn& pen tl'OCl hi . pooket with bia right band . On. of the apectatora 1. aeked to look at and c oncentrate upon th. r and omly ••l .cted des1cn . t the r.c. or th.ir cut-otf group ot carda ...tter ~. thought, the pert01'ller begina to sk.tch on hb pad . Wh.n h. ia done, th. spectator b &eked t o abow the d.eign on the rae. of hi. or h.r packet. S1multan.ousl1, th. pertot'ller turna &reUb:! bi,a pad •• • the dra1d.nga .atch exactly. Tiling back th. lJPeCtator 'a carda, and tearl.zlg the top sh.et oft ot the pad, th. perronter turna hb attention to the oth.r usbU.ng .udieDc• • .-ber • .Again, the aent.&l1.t i . able to pr.~ dsely dupU c. t . the . pectator ' a d.aipl.
Ta.ld..ng back the apectator l • card., th. pertoMer pl.cn th. ~ and pen a.ld•• toI vould like to use thi•••1eoUon of 14a.ge. t or • furth.r de.onatr.t10n. Would you pl•••• join .. on atag., all'. He re in rq poeket there 1• • • •aled .nTelop•• Would lOU pl.... take it, aDd band it to .nyon. in th. audienc•• Fine. lio" take th. card• • and deal th_ 810"1.1, t.ce down, one on top or the otoMr , onto ~ pa.1a ot my hand. At &:nJ' t1ae fOU w1.h, you are to stop d••ling. " Right her-e7 J,11 rlpt , letl s take • look ••• You han .topped at th. diaaond. L.t'. se. ... bad you .topptd one oud earller, i t vouJ.d haye bee th. s tar •• •one card fUrther. and 1t would h.... been the ap1.ral • •• but you d.cided to stop h.re .t th• d i _ ond.
"WheN 1s th. person bolding rq eme1ope7 Would you be .0 k1nd .. to una . .1 it now. Take out the folded paper in.id• • Unfold it, and bold i t up ao that we all aq ... ~t 1a dr.wn on it. 1I The apec'toat or do.s th1a. On the large sheet ot p.p.r 1s an equa));y large dr aving••• ot • diamond .
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1..t's diacuu the two parte or the rout.1De aeperatel7. Fo r the first phas., .. Illentioned ••r ll. r, • atackecl deck or d.s1gn cards i. uaad. SOllle versions of thi. id. . ha•• 1m'olved • cu.-list ot th. order ot the ia&ge• • I pre.ter to u. . . set ot lIIDWIBonically-ord.red d.algna. so that no liat 18 needed. J,1tbougb the deck is atated to h " about thirt,., c ards, 1t 10 t.ct conta1na j ust twenty-fi - to aake th• • .-criUUOD elapler . Many othera bave published dea1.p. .taob , ao 11 you do not
0'1"8 tor the tollCt1d.ng, you can ns..rch oth.rt ••• or d.rta. ;your own. Thi. 1. the one I ... ,
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The carda aN at acked in order Ire-. the lace 01 the packet (1 •• • , the circl. at the l .. ee , then the plue-e!gn , etc. ). When the ouds are Ilixed, they are or cours e actua.lly fa].sa shutned. Tb. st.a.Ddud Charli . r (Fuse Hayaow) Shuffle , d.aor1b«l in IIl.UlY texts, is fin. f or thi s - or you can j U3t un a s eri• • or cub. 1 2
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f1ingl_ line ( fi rst Rhine symbol)
t\olO llnes (aecond Rhine symbol)
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thr.e linea ( thi rd Rhine symbol)
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fi .... l1tle. ( fifth Rhine aylllbol)
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cloud ( " seventh heavenl t )
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.t rlmple a ction allow8 you t o look . t tha top cud of the NMl e 1 nde r-, The cards are sitting on top ot th. pui, which 18 being b ela
by the l.tt hand. With the ri ght hand, r_ove the top card aDd ul!le i t as • scoop to pick up the N£ t of the cards . £s th••• are 'taken by the lett band. you can ..al ly gliapee the new r ace card . which cue. you u to the .ecoDd a~ct.atorl . design. Thereto"" direct your attention to that person, and lltelepa th1cal.ly recel"eh the l,.,a86 t roa tilia. ••• Ora" 1 t on the pad. abow that they . .toh , than retrl ..... the .u eond spectator le packet. Th. top cuod of this pack.t ldll cu. ;you .. to the tirat .pech-
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loben the two 8pltCta tora bave each cut ot t • portion f ro-. the top of the tace down pack , the card which 1$ left en top ot the reu.1nder of the deck will cu. you u to the second spectator '. ded en_ In other word., i f the two parallel l.1ne1l 18 011 top of the pack . t ter lbe cu tting, the second spectator' _ taoe card 1. the bourglua.
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tor la d••i@n . When you get the second pe rson '. pack.t, pl ace it on top of your own packet . Nov you will boldlT sight the top ca rd , by l ilU ng 1t otf of the pack and using i t to bUlla to apectator +1 . . . you uk that perllon to conc:entrat. on lb.. iaag. tbey ' ve • • l ect«!. Again , drav t.he pic'blre on the pad , show, the ret rieve the packe t f roe the r1 ~ t person . That oovers the first part or the routine, Now t or the second phaae . How U'e you abl e to fo r ce tha di ..ond on a s~ ta tor . with DO apparent aleigbt-of-band or auapicioWl acth-i t y ! The tact that th.re is l!2 d1&J1O!XI in the s tacked pack of cud. should indicate to you that a 'ICOrd pack 1• • ecretly sllbaUt\lted for t be f1 nt. e e/ ore o:pl a1n1ng the ewitcbi n& t echnique, let WI qui ek17 deacribe the forcing pack. Twel ve ot the cud a in t hb deck bear the d:1e-ond design, the other thirte.n card. hav. dUhrent dU 1 gna as in the first pack . Th. toree card a occupy the aven poeit1one in the deck , The fore1ng pack i ll in your len coat poc ke t. In your righ t inside coat pocket ;rou bave th e eYalope wi tb th. di ..oDd predic tion . The t echnique U8ec! t o sldteh the packs ltTolved f 1"Oll • write-up by J . G. Thcapson Jr . The l egit deck 14 in your l ett. hand. The ~tato r i a .tanding on your Iert, Witb your r ight hand. pIll1 open your j acbt to dbpla,y the envelope in your poent. J.k t iM . pectator to t ake the env el ope fro. your pocket • .h be doee 80, his body blocks the audienc.' . view of your l ett hand le acUrtti• •• The l ett hand goes into your le.tt coat pocket , and 8W1teb•• decks .
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The actud switching action itself 1s som.thing I call "DiT8sw1tching". The leg1t de ck 15 held between the ~ l e ft tbUlllb and forefi nger. When the band enters tbe pocket, the fingers splay out. 'lbe l egit deck 14 pr essed t o t be rigbt against the lli de of your body. Thie: CaUtl811 the deck i n your poc ke t to r aIl t o t he left. I t will automatically be caught betw.en yo ur fi rll t and second fi ng. r s. Let got of the l etit deck , and withdraw your hand , nold ing onto the f orci ng pack . This ac tivit y 1 s one that can be done e.xtrem.ely f u t i n l e s s t ime than it t ake s fo r the spect ator to accomplish bi s act i vity, which is bloclc1ng the audi ence 's vi ew. Atter the envelope hae been given out , ban:! the ( f or cing) pack to the spectator, telli ng bim to d. al the cards race d OleD onto your haId . You can eu ily keep t rack of the c a.rcl e all they a re d.alt , 80 wh. n b. etepe you'll know wheth.r th.r. i8 a r o rce card on top or your pa cke t , or on top of his. I nterpret the 111tuat i on so that b. g.ts a diamond . The cards bef ore and atte r the diuoDd can be llbown .. being 1nditrerent c ard s . 1I0t. also that the bot tom card ot .ach packet c an b. nub~ as an indifferent c ard . Disca rd the rut of the deek , Hav. the predict ion . nvel ope opened tor your very visual applauu cu••
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a g all bar lUgnet. four or fiv. inches long . He u... it to pi ck up sollie p.pe r clips , sticks i t on a Pletal . urr .c. ( whatever is handy . suc h .ll • refrigerator doo r , o r the edge of • ~etal de sk). H. now plaC.ll the magnet in t he center ot the t.ble. shOW8
lnitt ing hill brow, the p.r form el" dir ec ta hill . ental .nergiu tow.rds th. IUgnat •.• to ps ych1ca1.ly dr ain the u gn. t . After lIluch gm.cing . lIura enough , t be m. gn. t ill no long.r fUnctional l it won' t pick up t he p.per clips, or aqytb1ng els e , for it hall truly lost all of i t.ll IUgneti 5lD. Ther. is no swit ch , and t h. bands are _pty a t . 11 times.
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"I .. otten uked. IHow did TOU lean to do what you do! How do you pracUc.!' Frankly, the oDl,y vay to dn.lop .b1llU•• sucb .. lll1De 1. tbrougb uper1ellC•• On. tb1tag I do in ord.r to keep 1rl ehape, boveTer, i ll to ex.rci a • •
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I want to k. .p thia a tail' g..... 8..,. you toNed. word! Fine. Just COnCl811tr.te OD the point total. No, • little hard.r. Ab• it l ., COIling in • ••• tvo-dig:l.t uuabu .. . t . .1'I. - nol Th1rt.aanl Tbe total i ' th1.rt.a.Zl - i s that precisely correct! Thank 1ou..
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