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That'.~ how they find you, all tied
up as you were at the start. You can
e .. en let them apply sealing wax to the
knots to prove you have nOt tam-
pered with them. This nOt only adds
to the mystery, it serves as a reason
wny they must cut the ropes or work
tltt: knuts loose afterward.
Everyone is likely to believe that
you got out of the ropes and some-
how tied yourself back in them.
which is all the morc wonderful- or
would be if you could do it!
One final point: never fold:your aims
when working this trick or you will
be boxed for sure. Simply cross them
so that the right lies over the left;
then you can always wriggle o ur, even
when the ropes af C pulled very tight.
But if some skeptic wants to try the
trick himself o r argues that you wcr-
en't securely bound. put him in the
chair and tie him. First, however, get
him to fold his arms, or draw the
rO;Jes up through as if they were
folded. He just wan'r get out.

BRING ARM
OVER HEAD

fig. 4