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In 2008, I performed for the first time,
my Rainman routine during the French

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national championship of magic, and I won
the first prize in mentalism. It is also

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this routine that got me noticed for the
FFFF convention in the US and allowed me to

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join this mythical group. And this routine
also got me the award of merit during the

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Canadian National
Championship of magic in 2012.

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You can watch a video of the

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complete routine on my website.

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The title of this routine
comes from the classic

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movie Rain Man, in which Dustin Hoffman plays
the part of an autistic man revealed to

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be a memory genius. The movie contains
several scenes showcasing his abilities, and

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these moments are wonderful
effects for magic and mentalism.

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Among other things, the

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main character is able to very quickly
memorize several decks of cards shuffled

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together. Cinema is one of my biggest source
of inspiration, and this mental feat

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encouraged me to create my own
routine and to give it this title.

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Rainman is not an

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isolated routine. It evolved from a
simpler idea before becoming a complete

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demonstration. So I decided to first describe
the original effect, Before the Rain, in

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order to introduce the basic concepts in a
more manageable effect with just one deck

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of cards. Then I explain Rainman
as you see it in the FFFF video.

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The script,

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the preparation, the technique, and the psychology,
everything is explained here in

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detail, so we can understand how the
routine works, and more importantly why it

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works. I also included 2 other
effects on the same theme.

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After the Train refers to

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the very last scene of the movie and
pushes the methodology even further with 6

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spectator and 6 shuffled decks,
without any additional effort from you.

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Triple Rainman is performed with a single deck,
shuffled, 3 spectators, and absolutely 0

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memory or sleight of hands. Its method strays away
from the 3 previous routines,

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all the while allowing you to perform
an impressive memory demonstration. The book also

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details how to prepare
the necessary decks.

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They are not provided because we all

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use different stacks and
different back designs.

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The preparation is not difficult,

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and only requires two stationary
tools costing less than $30.

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Therefore, you will be

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independent to prepare your own decks.

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These demonstrations
require no accomplice,

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no assistant, no dual reality, no
electronics, no complicated props.

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An important note:

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You absolutely MUST know a stack to
perform Rainman, Before the Rain, and

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After the Train. The book and the explanations
are based on the Memonica stack by

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Juan Tamariz. But of course, you are free to
use any stack you want and to prepare your

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own decks accordingly. In the book, I
explain how to adapt the routine to other

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memorized decks. This book contains more
than 10 years of thinking and work. So you

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will find a lot of details on
the technical aspects of the routine, as well as on

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the presentation and the
management of the audience.

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To explain how things work is

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often quick and easy to do, but it does
not give you a good understanding of why

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things work. So I decided to explain the
how and the why in detail, so that you

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could understand the choices I made in
terms of method and psychology, and so you

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could adapt these tools to your own work.

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In this book, I unveil
for the first time

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several principles and ideas that
I never described anywhere before.

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In 2018, the 1st limited edition
sold out in just a few hours.

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Since then, many of you asked

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where the book would be available again.

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Rainman is available right now on my

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website with a free preview to download
and a video of the main routine. This

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creation brought me a lot, and I think
that you will enjoy studying it and

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understanding it. I hope these ideas
will inspire you in your own work. Bye.