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She ran the deck ten times for me. I got thirty eight right on my best attempt and thirty seven wrong on my worst. SHE RAN THE DECK TEN TIMES FOR ME I GOT THIRTY EIGHT RIGHT ON MY BEST ATTEMPT AND THIRTY SEVEN WRONG ON MY WORST
nsisted. I shook my head. "I'd rather not talk about it--not until I know the result of your test," I said. Shari thought about it for a while, tapping her desk with an irritated finger, and finally got a set of cards from the lab table against the wall. She shuffled them slowly on her desk blotter. "Cards are your strong point," she observed. "If you 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. HER T K OR PIECEE TEST ME SHERRY WHAT HAPPENED SHE INSISTED I SHOOK MY HEAD I'D RATHER NOT TALK ABOUT IT NOT UNTIL I KNOW THE RESULT OF YOUR TEST I SAID SHERRY THOUGHT ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE TAPPING HER DESK WITH AN IRRITATED FINGER AND FINALLY GOT A SET OF CARDS FROM THE LAB TABLE AGAINST THE WALL SHE SHUFFLED THEM SLOWLY ON HER DESK 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
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