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A wedding of defensive minds in a bridge hand
In a bridge contest West uses a clever discard to signal a five heart holding and force a misdefense. Bast counters by winning the spade ace and returning hearts, sealing one down. The faux pomp and battlefield metaphors frame the card play as a feint of minds rather than mere luck.
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Elizabeth
Count Palatine
John Donne
Vail
Valentine
West
Declarer
East
South
Bast