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...spaniel, a cauliflower. Actually it was a Japanese print of two birds perched on a human skull. The nearest "thought" sent in was one describing the mask and derby hat worn at one point by Dr. J. V. Woolley, "Honorary Research Officer." And one telepathist accurately described a cardboard box with a scarlet lid which, though not used in the experiment, was present in the prisoners' room and might have come under observation during a period of concentration...
...first toys were those aggravating, unforgettable picture puzzles, pieced together at great pains, and taken apart in a twinkle so that the eager child may begin again. His whole consciousness has been colored by these toys, and with painstaking care he puts together arbitrarily Jig-sawed pieces of cardboard until finally the completed puzzle with all its pieces showing stands out in its utter unreality...
...piece of cardboard which was tried in their place was an immediate failure according to Mr. S. J. Gurnsey, Assistant Director of the Museum, who also expressed his fear lest the tinkerings of the present investigators might bring a permanent stop to the perplexing but immensely popular course of these strange importations from the South Sea Isles...
Hans Andersen trembled for his safety because of that ending. In the year 1868, when the story was written, it was not wise to talk of burning even cardboard kings in Denmark...
...complete edition will be ready for distribution to all subscribers. Several books have not yet been sold and will be available for $10 at the Crimson Building today. The committee has made arrangements to wrap and mail extra copies and for $10.50, covering the cost of postage and heavy cardboard packing, will send an Album to any address in the United States and Canada...