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The Cartomancer's Last Hand
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Mireille keeps losing small, learning the Queen's tells. By the time her hair has gone gray and her hands are spotted, she finally moves. 'I'll bet ten years on this hand,' she says. The Queen, greedy now, agrees at once.
Mireille wins the big hand using the tell. Ten years rush back into her, and ten more drain out of the Queen. The painted woman is suddenly old and frail, begging. Mireille deals one last hand and takes everything. The Queen dissolves, and Mireille walks home young again.
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