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While I often don’t keep up with past interests, when I do, there’s some things I love to go back to that still fascinate me. This short little video right here is Chris Brown (no, not the musician - this guy’s a magician, and a damn good one at that) using a shift - nothing but his hands - no props, no gimmicks, for something so simple and powerful. It comes from The Expert at the Card Table by S.W. Erdnase, which primarily was a collection of moves meant for card sharps, soon enough adapted for use by magicians, and changed the community forever. Personally, I’d love to own a copy some time in the future.