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This method of palming the top card can be executed with either hand and is ideal for use in such tricks as the Card in the Wallet in which the left hand is thrust into the inside coat pocket immediately after the card has been palmed. We will describe the action for palming the top card with the left hand:

1. Hold the pack face downwards by its inner end in fork of the left thumb, the thumb lying across the end and its tip touching the tips of the first and second fingers which press against the side of the pack just above the inner end. The tips of these two fingers must be held flush with the top of the deck so that one card only can be pushed off without spreading any of the other cards.

2. Raise the thumb, press it against the middle of the top card and move it to the right and downwards in an arc, carrying the top card with it and making this card revolve on its inner left corner which remains firmly pressed into the crotch of the thumb.

3. Straighten the left fingers momentarily to receive the card, Fig. 1, then bend them and grip the card.

4. Remove the pack with the right hand, taking it by the sides between the thumb and fingers.

The action takes place in bringing the left hand across the body to place the pack in the right hand and is completely covered by the turning of the left hand which brings its back towards the spectators.