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1、CHAPTERELEVENTHETRICKTHATCANNOTBEEXPLAINEDTHEREISANinterestingstoryconcerningthistrickwhichshouldbetold,eveniftheonlyexcusefortellingit,istogiveareasonforpro-ducinganexplanationofthemethodwhichcannotbecomplete.DaiVernonhasbeenperformingacertaintrickformanyyears.Itprod
2、ucesthetypeofeffectwhichothermagiciansdreamaboutbecausetheresultissostaggering.IhadheardaboutitfrommanysourcesandhadbeentoldthatDaionlyperformsitonthoseoccasionswhenhefeelsitisnecessarytoproducesomethingexceptional.WhenitwasagreedthatthisbookshouldbewrittenInaturallya
3、ssumedthatthetrickinquestionwouldbefeatured.However,whenIsuggestedthatweshouldwritedowntheexplanation,Daiwasevasive.Thinkingthathereperhapswasonesecrethewishedtokeep,Iprobednofurtherandhadnotfateintervened,thischapterwouldneverhavebeenwritten.Ithappenedthisway—DaiandI
4、wereworkingonthebookatmyhomewhenAlKoranandFredLowearrived.AcardsessionstartedandsomewherealongthelineFredandIbecameinterestedspectatorstoagoodnaturedbattleofwits.Thestandardofperformancefrombothmagiciansstartedasexcellentandwentupfromthere—thentheyopenlydecidedtotrytr
5、icksperformedbymethodswhichhadelementsofchance—thereweresuccessesandfailuresandthewholethingendedupinlaughterandleg-pulling.Asourguestswereabouttoleave,Daidecidedtoshow"justonemore"-—hedid—andproducedareallyamazingeffectAswecamebackintotheroomafterseeingourguestsdepar
6、t,Daisaid,"That'sit",andIknewIhadwitnessedthe"miracle"trick.Per-hapsitwillbemoreinterestingifItrytorecallourconversation.L."Daiit'sstaggering,butIthinkIknowwhyyoudon'twantitinthebook.Themethodmustleavetoomuchtochance."D."That'swhereyou'rewrongLewis—themethodis'surefir
7、e'.'*L."ThensurelyDai,thereasonmustbethatyouwanttokeepitasanexclusive?"D."No,it'snotthat.ThereasonisthatIjustcouldn'tbegintoexplainhowIdoit!"Page76L."LookDai,don'tkidme;ofcourseyouknowhowyoudoit,andsothereisnoreasonwhyweshouldnotincludeit."D."ButLewisitwouldjustbeimpo
8、ssibletoputitinthebook.I'vealwaysthoughtofitas'Thetrickthatcannotbeexplained',becausewhenIdecidetoperformitIneverknowwhatthe
