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Who was at the shop door? Well, I’d rather not say. You can skip to the next chapter to find out, or you could stay and learn some magic of your own!

Oh, you decided to stay? It really is wonderful to see you again. I adore working with committed students. Have you been practising the tricks I showed you in the first book? If so, by the end of The Second Story, you might have enough tricks to put on an entire show.

WHAT YOU NEED:

A regular deck of playing cards

HELPFUL HINT (WHERE TO STAND):

For this illusion, you’ll want to position yourself close to your audience so that they are looking down at the cards in your hands.

STEPS:

1. Holding the deck in one hand, use your other hand to show your audience a random card. Ask them to tell you what card it is.

2. While they are telling you about the card, slide your pinky finger between the top card and the rest of the deck so there is a small gap.

3. Place the first card faceup onto the deck, aligning it with the raised card. You should now be holding two cards slightly above the rest of the deck.

4. Using the middle finger and thumb of your free hand, grab the corners of the top two cards and move them away from the deck, holding them so that they bend a bit.

(Hint: Both cards should align so that it looks like you’re holding only that first top card.)

5. Move your hand back and forth, so the image on the card begins to blur for the audience. Show the audience your card. Have one of them call out what it is. Now, move your hand back and forth.

6. While shaking the cards, use your pointer finger to reach for the far corner of the cards and then pull that corner toward you so the two cards flip.

(Hint: Your middle finger and thumb will be the points where the cards rotate.)

7. Slowly stop shaking the cards and reveal that the card has changed.

8. Take a bow!