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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. 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
 time. I haven't had time to tell Maragon the boys on the Crap Patrol were wrong. It wasn't telekinesis, Tex. It was precognition. You're a PC, Tex." He stood up and pointed toward the door. I was shaking so badly from the heart attack the snake had induced that I got up helplessly and allowed him to steer me out by the elbow. "Remember," he said at the head of the steps that led down to the street. "You've got a week to make up your mind about joining the Lodge. In the meantime, don't gamble." "Great," I said bitterly. "You sapped me down and rolled me for my poke, or the next thing to it. And now you tell me not to get in a game and try to get whole again. Why should you care?" "You don'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.  BUT YOU WERE HITTING THEM RIGHT ALL THE TIME I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO TELL MARRAGON THE BOYS ON THE CRAP PATROL WERE WRONG IT WASN'T TELECHANISES TEXT IT WAS PRECOGNITION YOU'RE A P C TEX HE STOOD UP AND POINTED TOWARD THE DOOR I WAS SHAKING SO BADLY FROM THE HEART ATTACK THE SNAKE HAD INDUCED THAT I GOT UP HELPLESSLY AND ALLOWED HIM TO STEER ME OUT BY THE ELBOW REMEMBER HE SAID AT THE HEAD OF THE STEPS THAT LED DOWN TO THE STREET YOU'VE GOT A WEEK TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND ABOUT JOINING THE LODGE IN THE MEANTIME DON'T GAMBLE GREAT I SAID BITTERLY YOU SAPPED ME DOWN AND ROLLED ME FOR MY POKE OR THE NEXT THING TO IT AND NOW YOU TELL ME NOT TO GET IN A GAME AND TRY TO 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
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