| surface of the table such as the coin. If the fingers picked up the coin in the process |
| just outlined, the coin would be showing as the hand turned. To perform an |
| appropriate deception this motion changes. |
| The difference between the most natural way and the method used in Matrix is very |
| small. Yet this method allows the coin to be picked up while it is apparently covered. |
| In this method we begin in the same way, three cards are held in dealing position in the |
right hand.  Again, the thumb pushes the top card to the left. However, as |
| the top card is slid toward the table, the hand does not rotate or rotates only a small |
| amount. The card moves as far to the left as the thumb can push it. The card’s |
| edge hits the table. |
| Now, instead of turning the hand palm down to move the card to the table, the card left |
| edge rests on the surface of the table while the thumb releases the card and moves to |
| the right where it holds the other cards in the hand. Then the hand moves briskly |
| to the right. The motion of the hand to the right allows the first card to fall directly on |
| to the coin. |
| Note that both of these methods accomplish the same thing. A card covers a coin. The |
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