EDWARD MARLO, CARDICLANFARO CONTROLID MIRACLES BY EDVARD MARLO Copyright 1964 First Printing Chicage, TilincisFOREWORD This ie a limited and exclusive treatise dealing with effects using the Foro Stuffle especially prepared for those already conversant with the Technique and Basic mathematical principles of the Faro Stuffle, You will note I eaid "using the Faro Shuffle" which is also meant to imply that many of the effects herein can be done without the use of the Faro; however, its inclusion has its Importance from several points, First, it 36 usually the most efficient way to arrive at = required condition or results. Second, it gives a folse lead in that it will be presuned that the Faro is a necessity to the resulting effect. A good example of this are the Faro Controls as applica to selected eards. Any other nethods can be used but one must emit thet use of the Faro carries nore puzzlenent. I hesitete to say “deception” for certainly the use of the Faro implies "control" as do ary shuffles or cute. There are © few exceptions auch as the Elnsley Ultra Montal in which a Faro is used to achieve a required condition but in reality hee nothing to do with actual mathenaties of the Faro. Incidentally, permission was granted fron Elzeley, ‘thru Jeck Avis, for the original description of Elasley's Ultra Mental. She effects in this mamuseript are conpiled notes dating froa 1956 to 1963, fis each set of notes wes recorded at various dete T wae not overly aware of the nane prefix. Now that the whole bas been put into one source you may find it nave Seabing and ogeravabing but please overlook it and keep your eye on the effects. The Faro Gontrols, of course, stem frou baste ideas in the SPAPE book as well as sone in FARO NOTES. The iten on "Packet Handling" is the resulting inspire- tion of some that were sent to ne by Neal Elias, As regards other effects and tens, the inspirational scurce, if any, is mentioned in that particular text. If tho contents of this manuscript were to be put oub in the usual off-set type book, it would run twice the nunber of pages or avproxinctely one hundred and forty. ‘Twenty tines the nuber of copies vould have been min off and the material peddled at one-fifth its priea. I felt you would be willing to pay the “extra” to keep the contents as exclusively yours as possible, Only a limited edition of furty copies have been mate. Youre is copy NO. In the past exclusives have been pirated and ‘ersatz! eoples smuggled under the original price, Obviously this condition is caused only by one of the purchasers thenselves. Tt is with a sincere wish that your own conscience remains in the elear. With this let ne wish you a pleasant experience in the study of FARO CONTROLLED — gu pe