I need a help.

Just now I read book "How To Spot Card Sharps And Their Methods". One place I can not understand. On page 46 written -

And after that ":" there is big empty space. Looks like author want wrote something but forget to do it. On all previous places after "step by step" goes explanations of Second Deal or Bottom Deal...

Who knows? May be it was missed text? What reason?

Or it is just my bad knowledge of English and text what come on next page normal to be after ":"? Here text from next page:

Of course I can suppose that last text goes after first, but I can not understand why here ":" and this is first place where something not explained...

I looked in my copy and it does appear that he was planning to include a breakdown of the procedure necessary to deal centers (albeit without much detail I would assume) then decided, for whatever reason, no to include it.

His thoughts on the center deal, expressed in that section, is what shaped my views on centers in general.

Ben

OK. Thanks. Now we have only one question - who knows what happened? Looks like it is same problem like with John Scarney's Center Deal what he show on his book, but what was shown to him by Vernon.

I just think he realized he didn't need to include that, and then forgot to amend the text.

His justifications for his views on the move are more then capable of standing on their own.

To me it reads as an attempt at humor. Leaving the explanation of the sleight blank, and on the next page justify it with a "why bother, noone will practice for 20 years anyway".