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How would you have acted if you had gotten that kind of news? That first gut twisting admission that you really _may_ be a snake! Then sharp awareness of what it means. A guillotine couldn't cut you off more sharply from Normal humanity. HOW WOULD YOU HAVE ACTED IF YOU HAD GOTTEN THAT KIND OF NEWS THAT FIRST GOT TWISTING ADMISSION THAT YOU REALLY MAY BE A SNAKE THEN SHARP AWARENESS OF WHAT IT MEANS A GUILLOTINE COULDN'T CUT YOU OFF MORE SHARPLY FROM NORMAL HUMANITY
d, 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. "And remember: stay away from cards." * * * * * You're supposed to have nightmares at night. I had mine the whole next day. No, I wasn't a TK, Lefty had said. I was a PC. You don't have anemia, Tex. It's leukemia! I made a farce of trying to get some work done in the lab. After letting the third test tube slip through my fingers and shatter on the lab bench, I gave it up.  SECTION SIX OF CARD TRICK BY JOHN BERRYMAN THIS LIBER OF OX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE NIGHTMARES AT NIGHT I HAD MINE THE WHOLE NEXT DAY NO I WASN'T A T K LEFTY HAD SAID I WAS A P C YOU DON'T HAVE A NEMIA TEX IT'S LOUCHIMIA I MADE A FARCE OF TRYING TO GET SOME WORK DONE IN THE LAB AFTER LETTING THE THIRD TEST TUBE SLIP THROUGH MY FINGERS AND SHATTER ON THE LAB BENCH I GAVE IT UP
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