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latestmagicbeing00hoff.pdf | 43 | THE DETECTIVE DIE 27 2. Six cards of like denomination (say for the purpose of illustration six queens of diamonds), each backed with black velvet and blackened at the edges all around save at one end. Here the card is thickened by the interposition of a slip of white card-board between itself and the velvet, so that the card as viewed from that end shall show a clearly visible white edge. Each card has all four of its corners snipped off to a microscopie extent, say a sixteenth, or less, of an inch. 3. An ordinary pack of cards one of which (in the case supposed, the queen of diamonds) bears a mark upon its back recognisable by the performer, but not conspieuous enough to be noticed by any one else. 4. An ordinary die and dicebox, or a champagne tumbler to be used in place of the latter. 5. A tray or plate, about six inches in diameter, whereon to throw the die. 6. The wand. Preparation. Velvet mat on table, and laid upon it, face down in a row (or a double row, in the case of a small mat), the six velvet-backed cards. These, SO laid, will be undistinguishable by spectators at a very short distance from the mat itself. Each is laid with its "white" end toward the hinder part of the table, so that this shall be visible to the performer when standing behind it. The marked queen of diamonds is laid on the top of the pack. The die and dice-box, on their tray, |