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"And remember: stay away from cards." AND REMEMBER STAY AWAY FROM GUARDS
't listen," he said sourly. "Look, psis _are_ supermen, in spite of your sneers. And whether you like it or not, Tex, you've got some psi powers. Normals resent, fear and hate us. We can't afford to have you make a killing at a poker table and then get exposed as a 'snake.' We psis are a tiny minority. We all get blamed for things any one of us does." "I'm a Normal," I said, a little hollowly. "You're more fortunate than that," he assured me. "Just so you understand the origin and purpose of the Lodge. We find strength in union, strength to resist the pressure of the majority. And membership in the Lodge gives us control--control over psis like you who might bring the wrath of the Normal majority down on us by their shortsightedness." I shook my head. "You don't have to dress it up like this," I protested. "This is blackmail or extortion, I'm not sure which. I'm not joining anything you bunch of creeps are a part of." "You won't find that practical," he said, turning to go back inside. O GET HOLE AGAIN WHY SHOULD YOU CARE YOU DON'T LISTEN HE SAID SOURLY LOOK SIGHS ARE SUPERMEN IN SPITE OF YOUR SNEERS AND WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT TAX YOU'VE GOT SOME SIGH POWERS NORMALS RESENT FEAR AND HATE US WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE YOU MAKING A KILLING AT A POKER TABLE AND THEN GET EXPOSED AS A SNAKE WE SIGHS ARE A TINY MINORITY WE ALL GET BLAME FOR THINGS ANY ONE OF US DOES I'M A NORMAL I SAID A LITTLE HOLLOWLY YOU'RE MORE FORTUNATE THAN THAT HE ASSURED ME JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND THE ORIGIN AND PURPOSE OF THE LODGE WE FIND STRENGTH IN UNION STRENGTH TO RESIST THE PRESSURE OF THE MAJORITY AND MEMBERSHIP IN THE LODGE GIVES US CONTROL CONTROL OVER SIZE LIKE YOU WHO MIGHT BRING THE WRATH OF THE NORMAL MAJORITY DOWN ON US BY THEIR SHORT SIGHTEDNESS I SHOOK MY HEAD YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRESS IT UP LIKE THIS I PROTESTED THIS IS BLACKMAIL OR EXTORTION I'M NOT SURE WHICH I'M NOT JOINING ANYTHING YOU BUNCH YOUR CREEPS ARE A PART OF YOU WON'T FIND THAT PRACTICAL HE SAID TURNING TO GO BACK INSIDE
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