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"As a statistician, you'll make a great biochemist," Shari said, putting the deck away. AS A STATISTICIAN YOU'LL MAKE A GREAT BIO CHEMIST SHERRY SAID PUTTING THE DECK AWAY
 have any psi powers, they're most likely to show up with cards. I take it you will do your utmost to be right?" "Who would double-cross himself?" I said tightly. "Most people," Shari said. "When it comes to psi. But we'll assume, for a starter, that you are on the level." She stacked the cards in her hand. "We'll keep it simple," Shari suggested. "I'll deal the cards one at a time. All you have to do is tell me whether the next card will be red or black. Fair?" "Sure," I said. "Deal!" She was a lousy dealer. Or maybe it was because it was a one-handed operation. She was scoring my hits and misses with the little counter in her other hand. She ran the deck ten times for me. I got thirty-eight right on my best attempt and thirty-seven wrong on my worst. In total, of five hundred and twenty chances, I was right on two hundred and seventy-three, or fifty-two point two per cent of the time, according to Shari's slide rule. "Oh, no," I said dismally. "I _do_ have a little edge on the cards!  BLOTTER CARDS ARE YOUR STRONG POINT SHE OBSERVED IF YOU HAVE ANY SIDE POWERS THEY'RE MOST LIKELY TO SHOW UP WITH CARDS I TAKE IT YOU WILL DO YOUR UTMOST TO BE RIGHT WHO WOULD DOUBLE CROSS HIMSELF I SAID TIGHTLY MOST PEOPLE SHERRY SAID WHEN IT COMES TO SIGH BUT WILL ASSUME FOR A STARTER THAT YOU ARE ON THE LEVEL SHE STACKED THE CARDS IN HER HAND WE'LL KEEP IT SIMPLE SHERRY SUGGESTED I'LL DEAL THE CARDS ONE AT A TIME ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TELL ME WHETHER THE NEXT CARD WILL BE RED OR BLACK FAIR SURE I SAID DEAL SHE WAS A LOUSY DEALER OR MAYBE IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A ONE HANDED OPERATION SHE WAS SCORING MY HITS AND MISSES WITH A LITTLE COUNTER IN HER OTHER HAND SHE RAN THE DECK TEN TIMES FOR ME I GOT THIRTY EIGHT RIGHT ON MY BEST ATTEMPT AND THIRTY SEVEN WRONG ON MY WORST IN TOTAL OF FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY CHANCES I WAS RIGHT ON TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY THREE OR FIFTY TWO POINT TWO PER CENT OF THE TIME ACCORDING TO SHERRY'S SLIDE RULE OH NO I SAID DISMALLY I DO HAVE A LITTLE EDGE ON THE CARDS
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