The magician spun his coin absentmindedly as his assistant looked on. Coin tricks would be his new act because the disappearing act had lost favour with the audience. There was only so much entertainment people could derive from seeing someone vanish. However, coin tricks could only be a one-man show and the magician knew he would lose his assistant.

Though it's true that the magician is the one who understands best what his assistant goes through, the reverse also holds. The magician's assistant is also the one who understands best what the magician does.