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pushed the list aside, found a pack of tattered cards, and laid out a hopeless solitaire of his own devising. Minutes later, Arnold stepped jauntily \u2026<\/p>Robert Sheckley: The AAA Ace Stories<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

pushed the list aside, found a pack of tattered cards, and laid out a hopeless solitaire of his own devising. 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