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Dani DaOrtiz

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 About the Trick

I
always liked the classic trick final phase, creating more contrast
“Out of this World”. What I and so, a stronger effect. The
propose is a version which sensation of a shuffled deck hasn’t
fascinated me since I created it still vanished from everyone’s
some years ago. The fact of using head until, swoosh, it’s separated!
a gaffed deck (double faced),
always forced me to use it only on But, let’s go a bit deeper… it has
special ocassions, normally after the strength of Out of This World,
doing some tricks and the obvious but increasing the chaos even
deck switch in the offbeat. further… with the cards face up! At
every moment two rows of shuffled
This is one of those clear and cards are seen… and will continue
clean effects, with each moment like so, until a split second after are
easy to be followed, and shown separated!
accomplishes one of the dramatic
techniques I enjoy the most, which And besides, it’s easy to perform…
is not separate the initial from the anyone can do it!

W
hen you take out the
deck from its case for the
first time, we see a
double faced deck, with only two
ordinary cards (with backs) and a
different order on each side of the
double-faced cards: on one side
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SETUP
you find the spades and clubs
shuffled, followed by hearts and
diamonds also shuffled, but if we
spread on the opposite side we
see a shuffled deck. These two
situations are reflected on Photos
1 and 2.
If the deck had been shuffled and
for any reason you forgot the order
on the faces, when setting up the
four suits and shuffling spades and
clubs, and hearts and diamonds, it
would be again in the position
marked on the previous Photos.
Let’s look at Photo 2: each group
will be composed of more cards
from one color than the other. For
instance, the group of black cards
(spades and clubs) on the
opposite side will have more black
than red cards, however, the black
cards are in perfect order,
approximately each four or five
cards, giving the perfect sensation
of chaos. The same will occur with
the hearts and diamonds (red
3
cards).
Now, let us look at the small setup
of the deck:
The deck is found on the table as
shown in Photo 1. We will search
for the three of diamonds and will
leave it as the bottom card, and in
the exact center of the spread, we
will place the seven of spades, ten
of diamonds and four of hearts
(Photo 3)
This is very easy to remember:
3D (bottom) 7S, 10D, 4C (center)
This small setup will leave, on the
opposite side, the two black aces
on the center, separated by one
card. These two cards will be our
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key cards. The rest of the order together on the top part of the
isn’t necessary to memorize, it will deck, backs facing up, first the red
work by itself. To end, we will place card and then the black. We’re
the two ordinary cards with backs good to go. (Photo 4)

PERFORMANCE

B
efore we begin, place the down, as everyone will be able to
deck face down on the see the back of the first card. This
table. We will know it’s face card will also be slightly

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unsquared, letting them see the the table, as shown on Photo 6.

back of the second card, which will We will do exactly the same with
strengthen the illusion of an the nine of spades, in our example
ordinary deck (Photo 5). Although the normal backed black card,
placing it in the same manner, at
this detail on this part of the trick
(beginning) isn’t much of use, it’s the right of the first card.
very easy for us to do and will helpWhen the right hand returns to
enhancing the effect at the end of reassemble the deck, on this
the trick. occasion we will leave the pile that
it holds, under the one from the left
We take the deck face up, cutting hand.
and completing the cut in our
hands. Now we say we’ll remove With the right hand, turn both
two cards of opposite colors. To do cards in the table face down and
so, we start spreading the cards in say… like so, with the cards face
our hand, searching for the six of up. Or much better (turning them
hearts, which in our example is the face up)…faces up! As this will be
normal backed red card, which as we want!
we’ll leave on the left side of the
table. The way to place the card The right hand will now pick up the
will be picking it up with the same two top cards, without alternating
right hand, picking up the pile their order and always showing
holding the card and dropping it on both faces, you ask: What color
are these two cards? several times, asking different
spectators, and picking up small
Along with the answer, say: No, I groups from three to five cards
see them as the same… Both are (they will always see shuffled
black! (dropping them on top of the cards). If they want, they can throw
black card on the table). Do this cards over one color, and the rest
despite the fact they’re not black. over the other… As this is really
how they want it to be!
Add: This can be done any way we
want! When you see the ace of clubs
(center card), take the cards above
The spectators will understand it and ask again, showing the ace
where we’re going with this. Now on the left hand. Drop the selected
pick the next four or five cards and group on the table, as you’ve done
ask the same question. Drop these so far.
cards on the table, over the card
matching the chosen color. The Then, take the following two cards,
idea consists in that spectators always without changing the order
can say whatever they want, (ace of clubs and ten of diamonds)
though it doesn’t match with what and drop them together over the
they see (Photo 7). pile from the left side, saying:
“these two I see them perfectly as
Repeat the same procedure red…”

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Now the ace of spades is on sight.
Pick it up and say: And this is
black… it can be seen! (dropping
it over the pile from the right).
Photo 8.
This will be remembered as a
funny moment, as in reality the
aces are being put where they
need to be, to perform the trick
afterwards.
Continue asking and dropping
small packets from the rest of the
deck, until you run out of cards.
Once you finish, spread both piles,
showing the chaos. Photo 9.
We will check and search for the now?”
two black aces, which will be our
key cards. We ask a spectator: At the moment in which you raise
“You, how do you see the cards?” the question, you must do the
After the spectator answers following:
(“mixed”), continue:
The right hand will pick up the
“And if I take out cards from the upper half of the right pile, cutting
middle and shuffle the even under the ace of spades, while the
further… How do you see them left hand does the same with the

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cards on the left pile, picking it up

from the next card following the The cards will still be seen at all
ace of clubs until the second card times as mixed red and black
from the bottom. Notice in the cards. Now pick up the pile from
Photo that after the ace in the left the left side, and place it on the left
pile, there’s one more card and hand in dealer’s grip. Then, with
right after this you extract the the right hand point towards the six
remaining pile. The sensation is of hearts (in our example) and ask:
that a pile is being picked by “Well, we know what color this
random (Photo 10). card is, right? Red, front and
back!”
The right hand now places the
entire group of cards over the ones At the same time we point to the
on the left side of the table (Photo card, spreading it slightly towards
11). you, leaving it a bit angled as
shown in Photo 13.
The left hand now transfers the
group to the right hand, leaving the What this does is, when you show
pile over the spread on the right the back of the card as you
(photo 12), dropping small mentioned, the left hand is turned
packets, showing total palm down, leaving the entire pile
carelessness and increasing the over the card, picking it up and
sensation of chaos. turning the pile, showing now the
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back of the card (Photos 13 and The right hand now goes to pick up
14). the card and on that movement
Immediately the index finger points (that directs all the attention), the
to the back of the card (Photo 15). left hand releases and leaves the
pile on the table, to pick the card
Now turn the entire face up pile up with the right hand, while we
again and place it over the left side wait the answer from the spectator
of the table, slightly spreading the (Photo 18).
first two cards, thus showing two
red cards and a black card, Once the spectator answers, the
providing the sensation that they’re right hand leaves the card on the
still shuffled (Photo 16). spot it used to have, picking up the
pile and leaving it over the card.
We do exactly the same with the Once again, we spread the two top
pile on the right, although cards, showing red and black
changing the rhythm. To do so, cards (Photo 19).
look at a spectator from the right
and ask him: “This card, you would Arriving towards the end of the
know its color, right?” effect, bring attention to the piles
and announce there are still red
While you say this, the left hand and black cards on sight…
turns face down, pointing with its
finger to the card and moving it Each hand grabs a packet,
forward (Photo 17). squares and turns them face down
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and face up (showing the back of

both), as a magic gesture. You might think there’s a need to
see the cards from both sides. Not
Once again you place them on the because they suspect anything,
deck face up, squared and in but because of what they have
further advanced position than the witnessed has been very strong.
last. Now, very slowly both hands To avoid this, we will take care
start spreading both piles, showing ourselves of showing the cards,
the color separation, without before this anxiety is created. To
spreading the last cards to avoid do this, and following the climax of
showing the indifferent between. the effect say: “and each one of

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these are red, red, red…!” We pick
up the pile from the right, square it
on our hands and we place over
the table, squared, the first two or
three cards, saying: black!...
the back on several occasions.
Furthermore, the last card we
throw is the one with a back,
slightly recreating on this fact (but
without calling any attention)

While we start dropping groups of We do the same with the pile of

cards, the left hand can start red cards.
turning palm down, thus showing
WORKING AFTER THE EFFECT

I
tend not to tell stories or such
on my tricks. But obviously this
trick provides you the
opportunity of preparing your own
story or presentation.
The presentation that I use,
although I recognize it’s a bit
difficult, is the following: Over the
table there are some decks
(normally I’m along fellow
magicians). One of these is the
gaffed deck, set up for the effect.
I start to perform, with an ordinary
deck borrowed from one of the
magicians, a routine where as
much as the deck is shuffled, the
colors separate time after time (I
commit you to the video: color
control, on kaps-store.com). I
repeat this with some decks from
other fellow magicians, until I
arrive to the gaffed deck, where I
perform this effect, going back in
time.
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