POST OFFICE BOX 144 • FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY 0772B

POST OFFICE BOX 144 • FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY 07728

4/10/81

bon Block Prediction Deluxe AnAl Mann Exclusive

NOTEs The deluxe model has a metal tube embedded in the block which should last a lifetime.

The erasor on the gimmicked pencil falls off inside the blook and into the palm, secretly.

It is best to use onion skin paper for the predictions.

Always use the accordian fold and handle the block in the horizontal plane.

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t: A block of wood. is brought on stage ,'~:; inf~ your shct~r'2' the dignitary to whom you have 8ntru~;~: it for the

or so. fhrough the center of the block i' hele, sealed • ~ (! end. It contains three ('?) rolled up pie... of paper. 'l'he r. b

1ine prediction is the center one; the (t·~~~ two serve as ~8 at both ends of the hole.

'l'he seals are removed and ore PT"1d nap!',!' is shoved out, epened and read. It nlight reBd: AChOSS 'i'HE rO? OF 'i'rl.8 PAPER l.iILL B...:.. r<'OUND 'l'HB 'NOhDS: ll'fOhONTO STAR". A su.re-f'ire prediction!! I The other end paper is now poked out. It might reHd:N~AR TriE BACh O? ri'.-1h PAP~ \HLL j~ /OUND A COLUl1N H..c;AD.t<.;D: "BIhThS". Another sure-fire prediction! I!

i'he third ~aper the current day's news.

. d d 't' I / f lS now remove , an on l lS a resume 0 CLII"LAX I

AEEaratus: 1. 'The Block. 'fhe block is qui te ordinary except f'Jr the

sudden chanpe in diaPleter of the hole to provide a step. See tig.1. It is pine and the wood is sealed. ~ne only care nece2sary is tne occasional application of a wood sealer.

2. The Pencil. 'i'he pencil is F: mooification of the star,d8ra bille t nencil. IT IS 'i'AILOh-ivIADE FOB '1\:1:3

.t;?~'i.!.Cr. 'fae measurements of the block and tne pencil complement one another.

1t!orking: No attempt will be made here to detail PRESE!\~'rATION. If you are a profession8l, no oet8ils will be needed; if

you are an occasional perCcrmer, you '..;ill find ample references in the li terature. 'L'he bare bones of "the h'orking are:

1. Have the holes unsealeo waile ac'buaintine; ;:;he auci.ience with "the contents, etc. ~.

2. Hand ORDHYAHY pencil to hAl ner f'nd offer aim/her ~'1d .il.

of the block (See ~irs. 1 End 2) for the inser~ion of the pencil to selove l;'illet 3'10.1 iAhrr ',AY out.

3. ~mile No.1 is beinf read, 8 '1'1 i tch rEncils. A sjrnple pocket Bwitch is all that is necessary; all A-ctention is

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Lt., ,:O\-'; \,} push hille'C l:o.? nart wRy out by' inser'C:'r,,· che b;: ~ let pencil into fmd B of tile block. IN )';.;~ PROCj~S,) ot" REi-iOVING '.cl-ili Pl£NCIL ,SN:)Uhh 'I'rlA'I' 'rlili~;' ON '.rH~ ! LIJNU:r..;H l!;NGAGES 'I''y:B; STEP IN 'fH£ HOLE. 'i' .. action will cause the billet in tne nencil (No.3) to ·ct automar.ically. Johe action is shown in .ri'ig. S.

S. While No.2 is beinr removed and read, switch t billet pencil for tne crdinary one.

6. Now No.3 is pushed out by 'Che helper and is op '~r·d and read for the CLIl"lAX.

In Step 7f4 above it is pos8ible to have the helper use .f-) billet pencil to shove out No.2. nold the block with the hole :~ a vertical position And drop the billet pencil into it, it structine the helper 'Co push the billet half-~ay out. as soon as ne has done so, your hand takes the end of the pencil v.n ile ::c removes the half-emerged billet. You then reJ'11ove the pencil, lo&din[" the last billet. This method does much to conceal the open end of the pencil from accidental viewing, And n~r~itn showing ~he pencil all rcCund while it is in tne hole resting onBillet 1\o.? •• not oelibera'Cely,ofcourse, but incidentally.

It is suggested thet the billets be accordion-foloed. This fold will eIiSUI'e 1-[le expansion necessary ~o retain No • .3 in theblock after tt1e others nave been rem.oved. If the billet in the pencil is rolled orci.narily, it is likely not to expand ••• it can be 9-u:nped, not pushed, from tne block! ~;ome ma:y liKe tl1is condi tion for it ensures a lorical reason for tne end-Dapers. If so, prepare tae rolled billet additionally by holcing it tifhtly closed with a piece of Scotch fape.

EN 3LOC ~as conceived to make lorical tne rolled ~eper from B

pencil. '.,'tlere else to find 8 rolled p.s.per hut irj [j nole? In its aevelcprnent, other concepts weI'e F..ddec bec::J'~se of the unna tural loo¥: of the mA tl';l billet pencil u..l1ri er very clo !'le-up conditions. Also, the 'Cn~~b movement necAs~ary to eject the billet from the metal pencil v:as el ilin 2 tF.d. (Let magi ci 2ns watch you in vain!)

So your pencil he s cracked a bi tat tne seem? Good I Nine .. Jas cracked intenticnally. Just insert a tapered dowel stick into the (. pen end suffic i en tly far to s prAnG the crack Jl. 'l'rU?LE... Place a "smidgetll of white flue on your finCArtip and rub into "Che crack. nerllove dowel, cleHnofr excess Flue r.nd clamp Hith B rubber band. Tne pencil will nen,; be s tron:::er l"un wnen i~ i t~ CY'il'iri['l s ta"Ce.

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