| Note that at this point they start recording what I am doing relative to the magic that is |
| about to occur. If I am casual enough with the first phase, they will not attach that with |
| the performance of the effect. |
| The next phase is to prepare the audience to see magic. My back straightens, my hands |
| move slower and they open as if trying to show them empty. However, I do not show |
| them empty to the audience but keep them palm down. Now, they are prepared to |
| watch some magic occur. This phase is but a second and a half long. It is critical, |
| however, for it places a mark on their memory tapes from which they will scan forward |
| as they relive the experience. |
| They may jump back to the phase in which the cards were rotated. However, that |
| phase will be ignored as clearly nothing occurred. I hope that their mind is stuck |
| scanning forward from the first transition when actually the majority of the effect is |
| The first magic transition occurs. The hands move slowly moving from the lower left |
to the upper left.  Your body and face strain as if mentally picking |
| up a coin and moving it from one location to another. (Do not over do it.) Then I relax |
| as if I had accomplished the deed. This means my hands move more casually, my head |
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