Simplicity is ever a virtue in magical effects. This should find favor with many because it is effective, to the point, and there is little chance for the subject to miss. Writing a prediction on a slip, the performer folds and deposits it in a cup. A deck is mixed and spread on the table. A spectator freely chooses one and is given a small book of poems or fiction. He is asked to open the book to the page corresponding with the number of spots on the card and then count to the word at the same number. The slip of paper is opened and read. The performer has correctly predicted the word.

As said before, it is very simple. Only thirteen selections are possible and those from one to twelve (first word on page one, second word on page two, etc.) are written on slips and carried in a pocket index holder in the right trouser pocket. On a blank slip, the performer first writes the thirteenth word and drops it into the cup. The cards are stacked in the performer’s preferred system and may be false shuffled at the start. They are spread face down for the selection of one after which the performer scoops them up to the break, drops the packet face up, scoops the rest and drops them also on top. The maneuver has given him a flash of the card next to the chosen one and he knows the number. There is ample opportunity during the location of the word to secure the right slip from the pocket. He reaches into the cup but takes out the paper he had in hand, leaving the other behind! If thirteen is chosen, the spectator removes it!