Project Gutenberg 2008-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 154 Berryman, John 1919 1988 Bupp, Walter Douglas Card Trick Produced from Analog, January 1961. Reading ease score: 86.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Card Trick" by Walter Bupp is a science fiction short story originally published in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around themes of telekinesis, precognition, and the underground world of gambling, as the protagonist grapples with his identity and the implications of possessing psi powers. The story explores the conflict between psi individuals and "Normals," ultimately delving into the consequences of being labeled as either. The story follows George "Tex" Robertson, a biochemist, who becomes embroiled in a high-stakes poker game where he is accused of using telekinesis to cheat. Following an intense confrontation with the other gamblers, particularly Lefty, Tex finds himself caught between the world of gambling and a secretive organization known as the Psi Lodge, which consists of individuals with psi powers. As he navigates threats and challenges, Tex undergoes a series of tests that unveil his unique ability to manipulate perception at a molecular level. The narrative culminates in a confrontation with his own beliefs about identity, power, and the nature of his skills, ultimately redefining his relationship with those around him, including a previously distant romantic interest, Dr. Shari King. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Psychic ability -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 93580 93569 2024-10-10T11:55:29.064147 2023-09-11T04:21:40.258728 text/html text/html 90504 2021-01-03T06:43:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 210699 2021-01-03T06:43:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 268192 2024-10-10T11:55:33.615155 application/epub+zip 268494 2024-10-10T11:55:30.849150 application/epub+zip 98603 2024-10-10T11:55:29.728136 application/epub+zip 339080 2024-10-10T11:55:35.692171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330792 2024-10-10T11:55:32.962172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134034 2022-09-11T09:14:22.125492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 85346 85242 2024-10-10T11:55:28.664126 2023-09-11T04:21:39.970716 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 85179 2021-01-03T06:43:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33321 2021-01-03T06:43:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19801 2024-10-10T11:55:35.822101 application/rdf+xml 9830 2024-10-10T11:55:30.262150 image/jpeg 2699 2024-10-10T11:55:29.995119 image/jpeg 277082 2024-10-10T11:55:29.089170 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog