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While vacationing at a seaside resort, you read about an unsolved murder that occurred in the empty cottage next door. Curious, you decide to try your “psychometric” skills—envisioning the past from an object held in your hand. You sneak into the empty cottage, pick up an object, and clearly visualize the entire crime. The …
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