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Joey Zarick : You're new, right? What was your name again?
Courtney Whitmore : Uh, I'm Courtney Whitmore.
Joey Zarick : Joey Zarick, but my stage name is Zarick the Great.
[offering his deck of cards]
Joey Zarick : Go ahead and, uh, pick a card, any card.
Courtney Whitmore : [drawing the 3 of Clubs] Okay. Uh...
Joey Zarick : All right... yeah. All right, take a look at it. Don't let me see it. Remember it, though. Okay? You got it?
Courtney Whitmore : Got it.
Joey Zarick : All right, put it anywhere back in the deck.
[she returns it to the deck]
Joey Zarick : Boom. All right. Thanks for letting me practice on you, by the way. Today is the regional talent competition. Cindy and Jenny always win, though. It's Nebraska, so twerking still packs a punch.
[shuffling the deck]
Joey Zarick : Anyway, uh, now for the aforementioned mind-blowing. Courtney from California...
[raising the 7 of Hearts]
Joey Zarick : Is this your card?
Courtney Whitmore : [feigning surprise to spare his feelings] Yes. The seven of hearts. Oh, my gosh. How'd you do that?
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Joey Zarick : Dad, check out my rising card trick.
William Zarick : Let's see it.
[chuckling as Joey demonstrates]
William Zarick : Very good, Joey.
Joey Zarick : I'm thinking I can close my act with it.
William Zarick : Yeah, yeah. Mind if I give you a pointer for your show?
Joey Zarick : Yeah, sure.
William Zarick : [taking the deck] You see, a magician's greatest tool isn't just his hands. It's distraction. Keep smiling, keep them talking, always look 'em in the eye. You do that...
[snapping, he performs the card trick himself]
William Zarick : ...they won't see what's right in front of 'em.
