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raised from the upper left corner is discarded out of the working area the first two times
a coin magically appears there. This author believes the audience is not aware that the
card at that position is constantly changing.
 
As this is being written a reason most magicians keep the same card at the upper left
position occurs to me. Most magicians perform the routine with some speed. In short,
they are afraid of being caught. So they perform quickly to “get the dirty work over
with”. In so doing the fact that the cards at the upper left are being changed is quite
apparent. In Classic Matrix, all motion is done slowly with pauses to allow the
audience to absorb what has transpired. During this slow action the cards are raised
and not moved while the audience has a chance to realize what has happened. Since
the hands stop moving, when the cards are put back on the table the change of cards is
not noticed.
Run From Nothing Transfer
In this move, there are two coins on the table. There is a card in your right hand and a
coin is held under the card out of view. This picture reveals this coin but the audience
is not aware of it. To execute the move the card in the right hand is shoved
under the two coins on the table. The two coins are picked up for a moment.
Then the right hand turns the card over dumping the coins on to the table apparently