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Easy Magic Tricks: The Clairvoyant Crayons

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Performing the Trick

1: Hand the crayons to the spectator.
2. Turn around and extend your hands behind your back to receive a crayon.
3. Turn around and face the spectator.
4. With your hands behind your back, mark your thumbnail with the crayon. Say that you’re trying to “visualize” the color of the crayon.
5. Turn around and hand the crayon back to the spectator.
6. Pretend to concentrate and then bring your hand (with the crayon mark on the thumbnail) forward and rest your hand on your forehead (as if you're thinking). Be sure to gesture in a natural way.
7. Steal a peek at your thumb to determine the color.
8. Put your hand down.
9. After thinking awhile, reveal the crayon's color to the spectator.

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