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Hey campers! It’s Jason, the magic counselor here at Happy Camper Live. I’m going to show you a trick that will freak out your friends.The next time they ask you for a marker or a pen, blow on it, and make it disappear. Then of course, blow on it, and bring it back. This is how you do it:All you have to do is hold the pen like this... Put one end of the marker in your left hand, with your two fingers underneath it. Using the same grip, put the other end in your right hand. If you’re holding it right, your fingers are facing your friend, and your thumbs are in the back. This trick is all about speed, so you’ll have to practice it. To make the pen disappear, you take your middle finger and just snap. In slow motion, the marker rotates down behind your wrist. It’s important to cover up the smaller action of the marker’s movement with a larger action, like pulling the marker up to your mouth and blowing. This helps distract the audience from seeing the smaller action. To make the marker reappear, put your pointer finger on top of the marker and bend it downward, flipping the marker back up. The downward movement of your finger will cause the marker to pivot back outward. Again, this is all about speed, so you’ll have to practice it. That’s all there is to it!