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razor blades 11

pa percli p through arm 16

nail in head 19

handicapper 22

s pike throUgh tongue act 1 25s pike tllrougl, tongue act 11 28

getting the most JUt ot your tinger cllopper 31

a simple met/lod tor crofus e bleeding 33tile brick gag 35

recommended reading 37

about the author 39

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lhc fo ll"\11I\.l'. h;lIld Jilll' fi ll' the d:l ~ ..il' " Sw,d towillg thc Ra/or hlad,'"''eflcrt i.. <I Vl'r~ 11l 1l tha t I ' v l ' Il'>cd l'(l\llllk s, l inlL's ill a varictv «tvucum..,!a TH,;CS inc ilidirl!' l ()IIc:!',l' dlld l tm ;llI ll ' . couu-dv (' Iubs. ;md cvcu t-v

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I finally dcci d...d 'I ll a II irk wal kl hUI one IIfmy 11 \~ 1l d t:~ i g l1 Ill , ' II l ll' ,_ IIi ;ld .,n · '! lIlltlintended for Ihi s eftl' ,' [ lI n t: \,": IY cheap loo king and quite Him s) I pll n: h ~ I ~ t: tl ~ I n i,'e k;over walkt and modi! i t:d it ill nboin J minutes. uavically I placed <l (1" \ 1 '2 " lIl;w m' ti c ,(I

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........--.n ctorc you begin. lake 10 ra ..nr blades (with a one-way pattern} aud

Juu rncmWr uc Ihe names of ten different canlv un the bladesBefore your prescmation pmcc l )lIe hlood capsule l UI the- invidc ofyou r checkCount tell blades into the spectators handGather rbem up (carefu lly ' ) and fan themllavc the spectato r point III oneLei the spectator sec the "card" then put it ba ck lutu the rim (re versed}Mix up the blades and brl ll~ theirs III rue bottomPut the blades into your mouth one ill a time (l';l rd i l IlY~J

Put their blade inlast and umkc surethe "card" lIilk ill fac e dun n

Break the blood capsuleSp il our the whu le 11,1ckilg.l' as one bladeSho w Iheir "card"

,0 their is nil mi..undcrstamling. I' ll recap wha l happens:

Jl in mindt hat even a dull bludc cnuld do some dalllaj.:l·. Ify ou I h i u~

r Ill i~hl be some difficulty. linn ' l ,In it Thi-, is ..till a potential ly dan­ius effe ct.

Dnn' ) 1111'\ 1: ~wallo\\ ,'d pahncd the Ih' l',Uj alltl tok en ;l

lhm l-. " f wate r lot' '111ll'l" favorite be verag e), rcurh fur thewallet and ope n ilp s ide H. ( ;r;l...p the l':lcket of ra zurhlad"s while Ilidillg thl' lOllI'S uf Ihread widl }'ullr hand .1.\lok at them [,lthcr e:,\\\;I II)" Ihen lei )"1I1lf 1OIIgU\' Iran'a l \)ll~ ~ "ur iips.

Wa l" I l u t ou '<t,I ~\' \ \ ith the wa llet in your lell hand insidejacket pocket. lIw ~putl l of thread in your orusi dc po cket.011111 a hollk of water ill your rig.hl hand. Set the hollledO\11I uud p\l1I 011 1 the wallel. Ope n lip the walle t (vide A land let the audience gel u j.!.(H ld look ar the razo r blade,i l h id ~' , l'ull Oil" hlad" :llld Ih" pl:1ying card out. Place thew:l I I ~' l Wh!t..T yllll! auu. /l. la"l' il Ilii', "h ll\\ 'Y move uf c ur­lin!! a onuvr ottthe c m!. If ll\" , ihle. duthiv light i fll h l~

;md i,'IIIT ' II tlu-v r ail vcv It lip close. Reac h for the walle talltl open up vide A. Place till" hhuk lit the lT nll'1 pirake \lui another b lade aml u'iC il to 1'111 fhc c.ud. Repc:

I IH M,.:C ~ " four more l illle ~ p/;\cill!--: Ihe hlal!,'" in thc ,IK'l'kct each tunc you cut lll \.' card. A tk r ~n\l h ;t\y , hOIla l l blade, place rnc walle t back under ~<JU t arm il \ ~ tlU

imo your fltII~ lt lc jacket pocket for the vpnol ot ,hrl'a,1.ravel ap pro -":llnat d y ,0 inches li t thread. 1\f\";I " it 0 1

pur the ~ poo ! away. Place Olll' l'nd ,, 1' the rhrcml inmouth imd proc eed In put IlIl' 10.: '1 111 10 Ylllir mouth (,pnint you have a choice that only you run make , 1\

11K' thread [;1 \ I till] or palm n Il the llin 'ad wlll'1I yllll gldr ink lit'wato.: r ' vc uvvcr had a problem hut l'vc never Il',lll... dwd.:o.:d 10 makthat tilt' thread made il all th\' way thruugh Illy vystctu .\ 1<tyhl' it' , best ~t lll CIII I' UIt 1\ ith yuur dnctnr!)

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Preparation• Take the six (lull f il l .or bladc~ and auac f them tn a llm'ad ahllill

]0 inches in lcn~l h at randnm interv als (thi, i-, impo l1;wl inorder to ma ke the tr ick loo k "rc:.I"!)

I'crtonnanccI don 't sa y an ythi ng whe n I perform this routine. t thiuk th;1t itpretty wel l spenk<; fur itse lf. I usually have ';;ollie son (llltlu~ie:t l

aCl:ompallilllent hmn.'vcr. I prdc r cheery lxtulley musil' Ihaldnc-SII ' t tit ull wilh what ' " lak i ll~ place. I lhink thaI lIla"es it allthe more d i~ l u rn i ng . l)i ~ lU rhi ng is good.

• Place the <.; ix sharp razor blades on the rnagm'lic , ' r ip ill side Aof the wallet.

• Place the packet of thn ·lu.h:d blades in the center poc ket of tllewa llet rsidc H.)

• Carefully fold up the ru nt blades so thai t!l\'y r an ln- nnfohlcdin ) out mouth la ter 11/1 without gell ing tangled.

• Place a playing card ill !-ide A.

To heg in you'll need the lilllowiT'g materials lind pro p' :

• One ~ i lll lll i ckcd W<t llCI (as desc ribed)• Twe lve ra /or blades (six IH JLI. and six ., harp)

• One spon l of white cottonthrcud

• /\ beve rag e of your chuicc

• One playing card• Nerves o f sted

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Aftc r your audience i ~ on the edge it' ~ timc tn pu~1t themfurther . (Note the following sequence <;hould it<: lUall,!" I-e mnrc t ime than is descrihed here stretch it OUI Wili,~(O '1U r,, >; and gllrg l i ll~ nni <>es which also happcn-, 10 hi:tl)(' rule of a hOll\.:, l'm writing abou t imp l'Ovill l!. Oll l" ., .W\

Iifl.' .) Rench imo ~ lJur mouth and grah a fn 'l: " IiI! Il l" Ihll h r~'ad , Pull it (lut and let it halH~

OWl' ~ n tl r lip. Sm ile at your a lld io~cncc. ( ' fah the threa d and pull iturui! t\lle razor hlade pop" 011 1 o f

vour llIoulh. Slink rvcn h i~glor al ~ tlll r a"di,'nn '. nit }OUlh('ad back ,HId ~ l (lw l ~ pull " ut the r e ~ t o f the razor bladn~ltlppinJ! oil the b ' l urn- '11 ~ nll r om grub III,' Ilu l'ad with , tlUI' 111)(' 1' hand. Di~p \a , rhc 'I r i l1~ o f ' hladc~ Willi a 1II;III;a('al»ni!c I <I"" a hu ll'. I .ct yuur audienc e go to the rc-aruom voIhcy canrhruw up.

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It IX > NOT ",n UA LI. Y SWA l.LOW 11 11-: I<A/ .I)I{ III A J) I.S! ~ !

vou'rc the kind nf r(O r ~ oll lhat lien\-. In he wid Ihi" r d prnhah ly h('ing the world a favor i f I k l yOll swallow them butthen your momlUll ! cue me anti l'd ' pend the rC<;1 .If Illy life living in it {·ilnlhllaHI.x , d li llg 1Il~' body for I ll (JllC~ (even Ih(ltl~h I warned you and am~orc ti l;i1 \1y k gally pr utcct cd 1 could always ge l unl uck y and ~' 1l 11 upith a ju ry o f twdvc other people that decided 10 swallow the 1"(1/111"

blades.I S(l l repeat DO NO r Al"TI 'AI.LY SW AI.I.OW T i ll ', I<A/ O K B\.ADI.S!!! . . I l lO NO IWANT TO ],I Vl. IN A CAlW HOA1W I\OX AND 11l\V l. 10SELL MY BODY FOK M()NFY !! ~ Fillallyo before I continue:DO NOT ACI\!ALLY SWALLOW II IE H,AZOI{ H1.}\[)I ·.~

OR ANY t n II U< Sl lAR I' <mn :C ' "!". l>ANCII :JWI ,lS ( Ol lEMI­CAL. FOKElC i ~ Si JBSTAN( 'E. uvi: ANIMAL SI' I ~Y l:-'; ­SECT, V I:K I FURl\'! E. 0 1{ WllAT I:V E!{ EI.SF.

chis poimthc audience will stan In get me idea . t'l acc me pac ket IIIor hlndcs into your lIlouth aud shu w y OU( h'lI\(l ~ ttl be cl1lPlY

White lw ldi llg the fa­'or b!adc~ in your mm rlh, making «wallowingroiscs and ac t like ) OU art' having grC':It difficultyrcu tng the the m down yom throat. At this point 1.ike 10 make all so n s o r hornblc gurgling f1() i ~e 'i thatunsettle the audience. If ill Icasr hal l' my aud ienceisn ' t looking away in revulsion, '·mnot do ing myjoh. Remembe r, this i<; show hil ,

Pull the paperclip o ut and r uh 1!1l' rubber c ...ucnt nil ~O\

Lower your unu so Y" llr audience ruu bedi~ !;t1SICd ,

1 in ymn ;U II1 "I II racc-, vou ;11\11 l h l' ~ C Ill "' vee Iii, '

pap,·n ·lip.

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jl'"l'd ip trom tlu-m ;Ill.! "'lla iJ,hll' ll it uut a... IIlll l h a'" p" ...... tbk

p j lo -urV.l i\"\CIral 'fllll~ d),mgt' the , tlh;"\'! I" \'oll\ t' r" lI ion 10 lndiun fuku -, t lctv all\·'I.,ll lll,k. "j ' IT 1lo b th .II· ' r\' ; l ll ~ II . l~~ i.. .rbout ~ \IUI" to l:lmltllo lh ..-r ~" 'l l i ll; ~

" iikd i ll Ih.lt l l hUllh : :.d ,' d U lik'ul I cll nu-, did \ he ever !'U I I I 1Ildi;, ;1Il,f",'" Ilw 1.1 1.. 11 < ' n il t ~h"l' \l'l ,,',' them ,Ill thi-,'" S,T h'lI \ l"a ~\ il i ~.J VOl!, -;111 .t" rhi-, in <I1\~ llll1 \ ,'t ~ ; ' 110 1l " -n, leH' b ' ll l "\ P h . o.:I lild \\; I ~ " Idllappn l

bl ',";U1 ' l ' tru " ti ll' h,'"11 !1I\'l' l o " "l ' Ill, ... (rid, 1 k ;lIm"dlll llll the 1;IJ... ih in India."

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ttic. investigator. and mast er magic ian .I'ITl1 C'" Rand i Iirst showedme thi... t.: 'l: cd k lll varia­o fthe needle through ann ,· n'",~I" n ccnu...c palll'rd ip\ an: inherently ...mall thi" Irid , lllay.vork as well till Slag.: as it doc,; ill person hili il 'huuldn'l be oH' rloo j.;etl" Wllm·... roml.u a paperclip i ... tha t il" ... nn item wcvc a ll ha nd led and 1I 11 rol dcd 1'111 .... the idea nt' ...hov­,I pape rclip into ~ uur urm ...ccms umch more painfui tha u piercing it \\ ith a sharpneedlewhat they sec in a hospital.

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.1)" ri !~llllJlrl lll' h<l l l !lal lhi .. ~n l'l' ll!n"' ~n 'l l'qlla l lh~ ever I'0pul;ulie rhrml!!h 1\ 1111 eff ect 1l1;l(k foll1 lOlI\ hy Ilarry Anderson. 11m ithav ... it'> ow n ad \·,Ult ill'P .. 1his lri ..-k ,CCIilS w ry iU lprlllll jll \l and

ncarscd. Ike'lIhl.' the paprrclip is ,\0 nalural. lhis cflcrt 11Illh~ rca'. A ll thouuh it d ( I l' ~ 1 1' 1 invo lve hloud. il gr ' ) ~ Sl'" PCllpk OUI

rhc saut e.

pcrfo rmihi....-ffcc t youIl necd the follo win g. mu­

"Is:One box ofpapcrcbpsOne boule Il l' rubbe r ccmc mOne paper to wel

Rubber CClJ \cnt remover

EPAKA "l'IONonly be fore you arc hJ perform this e ffe ct : dabur ann with a quarte r-sized amount o f rubbe r cc­.r u. Ihis should be 0 11 the uuderxidc M your unnrerc there i.. lin le hai r.

Pay special care [0 YI)ur an n and the cffcCI the llIhhcr l,;Cll\eul h,l<;uu it. Don' , do thi-, h' utlcn ami don ', leave the mhha cement, )1\ your ann for vcry 1 (111~ . 1t ' ~ al ...u <I guml idea 10 xltavc all (11Cha ir nIl the urea Ill! yuur arm when.' you- II hI.' pC l l j 'r JJl i l\~ Ih i ~

Irick.

This effect is h ~'s l dOlle with lll\~' pari fluid 1ll0VCl11l'1l1 alld Ihre(' pall \ man iaca l .d el -.

surprised when )\IU whip the d can-r OUI Ihey' re b,)il1r, to he even mort' ,"rpris~·d whone of them and hlp of the ir hnmj . Any tip-off of what' !> alxun 10 happen WIIII],1 :-P('effect. Your aud ic'nee needs iu be shocked by what the)' ."1.'1' . Illt.' I }c~l W;t ~' III dll lhi\effeet in OJ. d isanJl i l1~ contex t like a card tr ick.

Ha nd-ic_~p;p'er1:': ;

I lit, method is quuc ximph-. When you hring the knife Ilown 10 Iheir \H i ~ 1you , ~'kase the 1;1"": hand from behind the "nifc. Ihi., scuds il llyirW ,milcomnlctc-, the C ); P~T ICd a..: lillll,

NIl\\ ,l" an add..,t! lHll ch. i f~ nur victim I" \\l'arint! n j uckct nr a Itl tl w IUI1 .1'

clc..'vc , hirl you vau grah tlu- xlecvc alld pull it pn... , tlwil hand. Ihal I\"i l \

Wh~'1 1 Ih.: hl/ n around il' ll 10 1l J,.: ti' l" iI 1011' hrie f moments like thvir h:mdwas r ~'a I J .\ cut on:

If you're the ~'1 u~" lI nish typ..' and haw "olllc lh in~ :lJ,:u in<;t cunine n il" aspecunor's hand you can dn thi, cffccI to yourself AI Mllll..: point tlurill!:your act pcrhuj\,\, uflcr your IlillHJ gOl's er",y and ..crews thing... Ill )you pull ourthe knife (holding Ihc hand in hack) and hun your hack 1011ll'audience. YOII then ~wing the knife dO\\f1l at your wriMand scndthc' li,"c h,lI1dpul! your own sleeve over your hand and turn around.

Here' s a honest In goodness tn ck )'011 can do with lhis cf­feetthat actually ha;, an e1 ClIl CI1l ofmagic to it:

The Cleaved Iland Frick

Before you b<'gin tape a Si,x (If Spades 10 the hand. Placethe hand behind the knifc in your magic hag/box/b riefcase/bowling ball bag/wbmcvc-.

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n ' .11:-; Ind . I' "ILl I lllnn 1)1 I l I ........ . ' r apI1l",r" I' .. ...·' 11 ... 1) 1 '\ ' )\'~' r \ 11" \\'l lr l•.. . ,. I " ' . 11 q :m" ld

.' " I, l l \\ IId l " ' 1 1 ~ 1 1 r I)o r a" I'ld ih d l but if w . . ) I tlU,- 1Illldrn l(~k <lY 'II yuu lIl arh l:'t fll'\ .;;;.J,l:l' ~ i " ~ \l1 ~J 1 ~ 1 \ 'I~ lhan ~l " il " unwn glu IlmJl Ih l ' "" , ' " . " . _ . )k ll~ l h.I. I\ ll I p,I' '' lhk. So ;111' ,_ . II, Inc ' " A" .. .O I /. l n \\11 \' '-1' () cquaf-, it'v : : can h t ' d{'~ l"llhl"d a-,

. .. I .., .11.:(' 1l( ' !Ofl ' Sri 1" ' I "equals the alll l lUlIl ll f l illlC h l' I \\\." " . • I ~ lU ll i ll id Iand rh i:- one lX'ing primed ;lI1d ~ ;l l: l <; hllnk hC I:I~ pllhli"hr dwhen lhi.. 1\111 ... 111 intct!. 1 .1 llj ll<ll, Ihe l ill ie hel ll'C"1I

anc I I lell vo u fl"ld il I . 1 .11 0 W, SO \ (111 sec II,,·, ' l. " , \II li e 1 1\ I ii ' III

• ' • ... ril'l'>: I ~ 0 ) /) ( Y '" 'ablcs lK' ~1 I n l 'i ll; lJ (jlh" I-I.. 1 "" I ."'. Plllllllg Ihl, v.urI U u,« (Hit I ~ icallv it' J" .eSSOn ~ Jill" rlnu J rcc I ' . 1l1ll Ip rcnn.m hill .\Oll·I'l' 1101 J

' l(lIlH ll L' Il( Morr i ~ Klillc' s hook... . ))

~ nyway , my jl\l iJll is Ihal l ll i.... Ir id i ~ rn ll\" ' tIt Dcspik it ' ,... illtlitlUil\" 11ll' If j 'k. :,1 ' tim e old and Ihilll h\'Jl' illr I W IIwo 'd ,. . . ( J!'> !'>t l ~'l' f\ Jllln:h ,., .

r anu m ... \>11 ....· ''',-0"'·N j . 1 11.\ \ lodil\ ' all '11 0 " " ' ·.. , l.' l'W l' rsey . . ' ,

" Withill our !>I' lin'- r- an inner lIlag idalllh;11 i... ah\;I ~" ]nuki Jl!--: Ii ll \\:I ~ " tu \( i( 1.. u-, '\JI,I othCN. Flu example. ~ llU unly think you all' "hulll ing those rardc. A,'llmtly, pa rt o f your bmiuk ll ll\' .~ v:...a<:t ly whe re your curd i-, at ~'W I: po int in time. 1\11 it t..kc... i ~ , I little inccruivc 10

gCI unu i ll ti ~m la t l(lll 10 tllc -urtucc ;uld r ;\u 'iL' ;\ reac tion. (P ull , Illl th ~' bIHd lr r ·~ knitl' .l1) \1 11 '1 b~' l k\ l~ me?"

At Ihi , po int y l1l1 grah till' "pel' [;lIor· ... hand h(l ld; Il ~~ the card .. and JHl II it under your ann :l ~ ;'1111 II;"yUlI l' hai,;k 10 th l' ;\lId il:lll l' . th il1 F 1111: kni1 i..: down ;\110 knue k Ihe eanh ill t)w;r hand ilnd Ill.. !'ilk., 11 ," "

inlO lhe ;tir. \ l) l1ll'l I'or g l' t III pull the ir , )c ~\'C uv er the ir am I.! t'o iJIII (' lhc howd UlJ 11K' tlom ,!lid Ill "up. Say In Ill" ~ l l ,'(lalo r. " l. d ly , wh;n \\a~ you r l an l'.'" All e r the;. r e ~ I)t) ll d lhal il wa~ Ill.... S i ~ o f ..... 1'.,,1plI]] th.' card OUI ,)1 Ihl' fah hand It) ...hllw Ihal it i:,< lllL' S ix of SJlillk.~ . ;\, a Jina l 10 1/rh, p hJt:l' ,I I'" 10"

IlI lI'k 011 tlwir h,lI1d \\ nh Illl' card imp'lln l upun il l ' V\:f their !lake) ~t ll lllP ,

:\ r ll\.ltly nhal ~ ') I I ,,1" '1111 1 "; 1\' i ~ lha l within II" ;111 i.. ,Ill unu-r magit:i;1II I hi~ illnn Ilu) 'i ,-jan i.. ,I 1';11 1"I

uur lu ain Ihal inll lln lr ..... 1I ~ \\ ilhllut our knu wing il. I lrr,.. ·-, u hil " f pall a I" UW:

I'll hvglll, have a ~PlTl illp r pick a card. rhi~ i... ;1 tota lly free choice ,J!'> h lll ~ iI!'> the deck i... "II Six I,tSpades. Olhl'/ wi...e tiu cc the Six " f Spade ... till the cpccta ror. Alk r the ) haw -,elected the '\i\ ,.tSpadl·... h;I\', ' them 11l' ·H111rl / l' it the n pb ,·, · it h,u.J . in IIII,' . lec k I la nd the m rhc deck and a..J,. them 10

-hutflc the l·'IHJ.., \l ,lh lim otihc ir ... lllIlll illl:. If the) ... hutt lc re'llI} well: IKlinl ""I that Illi-, lHU-,1 haveconn fr,ulI ,I "hall\ IiI,: tf l h ,' ~' -,hun k I I"lIr l ~ ; ,1"'1.. them ifl llC Illc,l il·a t i" lt aucct-, utlu- r I h i l l ~ ' ~ ! 11" \1·,, ,I

jll""!! ! 1),, '11 '\ h ·,111I ~, I\ I h, II ! ! ~ t t" ~ in ~ c l1 ~ i li\L' ~ ~ ~ 1

Tccllll k 'll lv ," ., . . . ,,. " . e e .Irt; t lf" .... way.. l<l Ii" till'('a.~ ICSI wav IS 10 1·lk.... · 'k I- , a .' JII " ,1m ,1, ·11 1;throu g.h }'<lllf ltlnguc. Fur tllm l' Hf tl'> \'

t 0l1g 11 C.~: a ~lC'l'd lil( ;1l1 ;1t1; lir i" I "jx',Th iand mdlcall(il'as on ~"n n lIll'tJl'\ " ". Id·n· I . -' .. ~ lU ll

I It II 1.. J' ur IhllSC of liS wh o prdl' l hlongllc.~ lI11aCI :lnd o ur ~fc,,·c o , , ' I .

, . " /{lUI "piC"1\1, 0 ~Iher ways 10 d<l this e flce!. '1h" liN;descnhcd he r,':

re vll ' ~iOll which I mll,t rc­

" now and then .Your-t out Of

OPPer,-

G' t t in 'g, .eF

Itcrc is un cxruuplc nf a routine ) ( Il l can do wit h your lingercho llper:

Finger choppcr-, arc II wondcrfu l lhing. So small. so portable, so obviously ;l trick yetso able III iIIi,' il lcrrnf from ..nIJ)C(IIlC who is force d to pili the ir li ll !!cr intu it.

" 0 do Ihis ) OU willneed lhc followin~

• I tillger d lllppcr I us..' the novel ty store kind Ih,,1look.. like a 10),. II illk ils fhc ri!-,ht J...ind (If fl'ar when Iexplaiu thilt I " Ii" ed it."

• 1 small bnx with a holt: in t h ~' boucm '11Ii, b thekind of e:m lhl\<lf\l ho.\ jewehy ..,llllctil n,'s rome.. in.fill' hole is li lt you 10 Slick Ytlllr li n~wr l h rtlu ~;h the hut ­IUIlI , You should ab n put ..orne cuu on in lhere In hidethe gap I:..c blood at ) n ll r own d i ~o:n" ti \ln .

• , coin• I carrot

to togg ing at the spike. lira­em and let go .,f the fak..·"all to the "tn~o: wailing like ;,

,ling,; fo r;1 he

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Inv ite ;I -pccnuor Oil sill).:.c In p.uu cip.uc ill a gillllc of chance . !",.'\pl" in thaI ~'1l 11 , m ll1g lybel ieve tlun p...yr hi,' jl\\\\·trS (," ly dcmonsmuc thcm~.. lvcs when people ,1rI: ill a state nfse vere lli:.t",ss. Oller Iu prove Ihis. 1'11 11 a co in from ~O\lr pock et. lIip it in the a ir amiGlleh it. Ask lh,' ..pc ctarcr i f they think il landed head s or laiLs. No mailer whal thespectator ~a)s , tell them that they are wrong. Explain, " You la iled 10 d i spla~ any psy­chic l)\l\\ Cr.. bvcauw yllll wer e JII lt under enough succs. \Vlml )"tlU need is motivat ion."Pull out the linger cho pper.

"This i, a liuga chopper. A rccrcauou (ILl medieval tor ture device tll'signed 10 cxtrac rcOllle s\iolls Irllm the guilty. h always worked because cvcryunc is buill)". I his i:. IIperfect replica except for onc thing. It come s from (he factory witha flaw there is a .• 1

""PI'"se ~1'U I' I!' I-." up \l i l h ~ "\11 ~'Hltll\'l1l l ;md do n ' l \\ :11 11 1" 1M\<' 10 sl"'ml ;l 101', '1111\1 1111 :1111 .. l illI,' 1" ;I ~' llI i ll i ' 11l' 1 11:,\ 1 i l '~ IIpl h"1 L UIII {('\'I '1i lh" ll ~ ~ h il 1..) " i l llp l ~.

~ ,I l il h.m .! I" )IIlU l ltl,,', ~ '111I" 'I\' ~1 1 I ll l' I , I , ,, ,d ,11II! :111 11.;11 ; 1 '{~' 1l\ 1, 11l i-, .1" \'11\' ;.1 . I\\ a ,

the dl>o llln i re l:l tit l ll ~ hi p.

met hOd for

bleeding5 impleA

t b, ,,' " !l I' 1I o.: ll lll n:1 11I1l{" ,, 11\'11 it I~ 1l \'~"C ,,"; n ~ III m ,IJ.. ... i l

0Ij11' \",1i tl l,I 1 \ 1111 dl L' hk L'd i!l!' 1'111 uot 11 1'1 1.lI l..i l1]' aboutin.\ 11I.1!, 1, - , h"I' lm.u-inc lh,11 \ ' 111 'II ~· 111 :111 im port. lIl[ uwct ­

1JI!' It'l l h.\\ ·,· 10 illl,wil ll' h,T;IlI'" 1" , ,' IW, ,'I !In 'JI 111\ 11,'<1

I " ~ I I I i lll l ll'l l olill 111l'l' I III ! ') ,'111\ I ' l ri l l, l " IJI tll;1\ ~ lll i Im !' u l

III I'l l!)!: 111.11 Irtl i'Pl l; Ul1 p,I]I;;1 '\ "1 1.. ~" ll " , '1\' 1.... ~P{lIl~ lhk

lo r 1I" " .tll ,OLl h.uull,- 1111<' I " ~ ~. ~ "11 bin'" 0 1\ IlI II ', \' : 1'11 11 1111 '1 1,)"",, 1 J,'"II,JOli d Ih" I ", j ll "l p b ll' ' In "

il l"I,'. I' !. )011 h:1\ " , I ~qll''l' /\' bulh «r 1,11. , ' blo" d III ~Oll '

11:\11 .1 'l hl ('11 ~I 'll ,h...n " 111 111 till y our 1< ' Ill' \\' h . It'li' li .1

1J 11,,'hic','d J' I \' ~ ' \ ' I ill,LIIl! , '\ (' lIW . il1" I;1I11 " lll jl : l l l l~

lluvc vour vulnutccr , t id , thc ir li n;!o.:l i UIII t h~' chopper 1' ,1

an' them if l1 l'lT "'~ ilr;. -tjont Wll l r). If thi-, d ll l ' ...nt 'I ll rl. I

h(l\\' iI lm d y P ; 1I 111l~ ' ;!i ft 1'0 1' ) ,lt l."' Pulttlu- ;,jllllHid'('d IIn \

fh llll \ ' 1\11 11,' ,·\......1 and 'ca~·1 1\ ... tiel, Y(IlU lilw,'1 thn lll,'.h theho I.' in the bottom. -tf Iru ~nJl ll' rca-ou ) 1I11 fil i i I II d,' I1l11Il'

-ar.uc a l\~ J' ,~d li l' pOII ,' ]S :md ~' O lJ l o ~ ,' Y\l llf lillCcl'f ru 1'.".\·

\\ l\ 1 thi-, 1'1\ ,'1\ h l l\ 10 tak e \ O lll till!'.cr houu-... 1)1" ' ll lho.: Il , t

;0 reveal \"Il l ;r li l1 ~" 1 in"i,i" \\ i !!;~k it ,II nw .nuiicncv."'OOIl"" I.,;o\.. , lik,"\ fu q!OI IIl ;'. l\'l' th IS 11 ;1( \..\O Ill,' l;, ~t lw r ,jll '\\ h{l lricd rhi.... Donr worrv . i t'th!.. doc\ n' t WOIl I' ll be 'III"~'

10 gi \',' you the tingvr."

Place nne hand uvcr thl' IIII' III the lill!'"" l o.:!l0 PIWI. 110 ld lh l'coin i ll the other h.md. rell lh,' "Ill' rlat" r 10 , <1 11 II ill Ill,' .nr .I" llp l h .... , ' 0 11\ and l , l l l' h It. "';;1) . "(" ' l\~. I ;llllb l i lllh . : 0 11 ]lll \ \ cd

me \\ I\ lIh.!. ..· t'au-,...' thcn s lam th...· linge r \"I1' ll'p,' r through thc u!ill!.!e f ( \ :"11 oll\"io\l ~1\ u-mcmbcrcd I,) rc-c t it ~Il il ,\ " uldl1 ' l;1I.. t~I;I \ I :· \· u t ol'l' lh ,' Ir iinl' (·r. l Be tter luck ne xttunc .

r.uch in tbcrc d.:s i!.\llcd to prevent it Inuu aCllla lly ClIIlIrl!!. ;111~ '

rhine ." Piau ' a rarror throueh the finger ho k . -nonr\\or ;~ " ' f llt l h.: l' ,UfOI. " 1 fi:'\cd lhal l1:m '"

P ull the li n!!Cl" chopper away :md 100 1. .1\ their ~tl ll .Illar hn l

rui ecr \\ Ilh u hit of d l ~:lP I '(I 1 1l1 1l1l'n l. "'Su your l i !l ~ o.: r i ~ ~l il\

a t t ;~~hed'.' ( ,e t o ff my ' t ;'ge ~ '\'ohody l i !.. ~'" ,I :-ho\\ 0 11':'

1) , 1ll1,1" jl1l' ~t 'll :Ifl' III " tv- tnumnt :md r:m' \ P: I ~ 'i ll !II\" IIlt'a l 1" '1' .1 h l.. ,,,t ,:llhl

~lll ll nnnuh ill \i ,,: rhc \I .,lta , 1\ \, [ :lIl d 1,, 1I1 1!\' rtl ~ llll l hi ll l-. t l lt'n: I';I~ ~, .m\' ~ ' "I~~ in

~ oI L l d \hl'li ilk-l'd. J'r," h l (1"\',' Illt'al ( l l " lI ll'w III:ll \\ llu ld b,' nlO ll•.l I\ IIIHI

hll l l h i ~ l" ;l lHa~i,· hn,,!.. ,uld 111 '1 a IWtl\.. " '- lHOl ; l li l~ I

I Ill' b ,: ~l dl'\ il' ,' ~ 1[ '1 11l·lldll,·ill.1..!, 1;\1-.1: blllod a l\' Il w lill k \( lllCL'l~' Itlllh ~ lh:\l ,',Ilill'~~l u itli l1~ lltl \\\·rs . C ui , liT the conl lhal ;.!,til''' {lI lhe J1 ' !\\\'r and ~111I11<I \l' ~IIUl W ' 1 :1lill k ;..: illlln il' \.. I,"' \ ' Itm t in!! h lond . 1'0 t r;nhp, lr ! il : pHI it III a ~ :' n ll il li lm o.: an iq\T.

will k.... \·p I( Ir (l lll l1 ~ l / i llg blood ill ~" ur PO(kl.' L

All C11lpty pl'll cave is ;1 !'ood place tu «ore blood cap­

Silk, IIi;H II ill' 1111I 11I1I all\,IY~ have rlu-m 1'<':'l\ly

hi ick-, II

\Iilll dJill' I.., ~I !',II' ,,111 cuu <I"

l'lll <urv }llll'\T Wl'1I Io.nu IlIhl\('l

-torc-,

llw,l'

Marcrinl-:

• I dill) I<lllkilll' 'IiOPPIII!' 11;I! '• :' fake brick-,

• I rl'ilI111'ld.:

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The

1111' .III. I ;'II!'iIL:! 1111, '1111'111L\1 lhi-, .Iill'l ,'<11111 -h.rncruu- I hi'" IIn\\n"I:I lot

St.utofwnh t\IL' i;lkc' luic k-, '111.1 Ulll']l'di OIl(

1""1 hil" 1)1'('1' llll' hill' on the !loPI \11 it IlIah'''' .I loud '(11111<1 I{l'dlll 11111' ttu­1\111111111 (JlI,' "Ilill' Llk,' hlld, SL't 11ll' hll'h. "II .1(1111 Idhle- "I "1(,()1 I\,'dell III

(1111 til,' 1,';11 hlill 1)IPI' it unto Iii" tluul .IS .10111'1111 il 0111 \1,pl,)~'i/\' I", '11111

IIl'~~ <111.1 pick it lip S,'l III<' 11:,11 hllCI-; 1Il';"[ 10 lllc' Llk,' luic], "II llil' 1,11,1..' I\L'd\'l1

hd!' ~llId fllllllllllilil' 1)IIlL'1 i:tk" l-rick

I '-.'II 111(' alllli"lll'l' 11t,lt vuu d lik« III ,[,ill' them <I linh- IIW

!~Iilli~ dc'lll(lj),lldllllll I'ick :Ip a l~tkL' bru-k and \lic' lell!

hric], ill ,(JIll 111'1i1 hand. 1'111 IlIl' other Ltk c' Iltlc' 111 vrnu

kit r-.!U"I' :(lU; liillllh lip ,1I1l1 dowli ;IS ifyou :II',' grtlill";1 WII',l' ofh;rlall\"l' Wink <it your audience to <how then:

h011 ronfidcnr vou ;lIc' Dmp the real brick Iroru \0111'

right hund ill un ahsc'nlrnilldcd manner Apologi/l"ilild

pick it lip llnl) tlu-, liml' place lhe fake brick vou archolding in vour lett haud into your riuhr haud so you callpick lip lit,' real brick witli vour kt) h,~'nd,

----"lIt I(lU L'll'l 1',"[ pulled over hy a 1I11l1il ,liP a »ood[Hl~cbked i,"lIl" 1111\ [(l !',I'luITllil'IHH,k

If th.u dOL'SII'\ II(l]\.. ,Hid )oll lilld :(\\lI 'vll in rnun

bkcd ill COUll.

Hkcditl!.' from llil' 1',I1'~ uncr titlim: d roller COilqn

llliL':lH j,'~'\ von frcv pd'iS,''i to lhill theme park

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SHOCK MAGIC: Volume 1The manuscript t rot dar es t o show you how t operform t he edgi est magic!

Includes 1'j illustrations.~- '

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In this vOlume: "

· Perform a bloody card trick using razor blades

· Stab a ~a~ercli~ througilyour arm,-~

• Hamme~ a nail into your ilead.....-.".

· Cut ott a spectator's iland and fin ,'-"' .~ . . >,', " :"."(

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· Perform the clasficrazor blqdes ette-·~ ·" ~>0 ->. -_ .

· Throw bricks at your aUllience

· Stab a meat skewer througil your tongue

· Bleed on demand