Reminiscing through Christmas cards
      As the new year came in, I started collecting the Christmas cards I had displayed around the house on every shelf, windowsill and table, but they looked so nice I was reluctant to remove them. Suddenly I realized that there was one card missing. This card had always arrived early every year from Frank, one of our very best friends.
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A delicate refinement of play
      The bidding: South West North East 1 [H] Pass 2 [C] Pass 3 [C] Pass 3 [H] Pass 4 [H] Opening lead -- queen of diamonds. The need for a delicate refinement in the play occasionally arises in bridge, and the mark of the master is that he recognizes these situations and takes whatever subtle steps may be called for.
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