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142 More about Names and Faces
duce you to the pictures of fifteen people right now, just
to prove that you can do it, with the help of my systems. Of
course, it isn't as easy with pictures, since you see the faces
in only one dimension, whereas ordinarily you see people
in three dimensions. It may be a little difficult to find out-
standing features of a face in a picture, but I'll try to help
you with each one.
No. 1 is Mr. Carpenter. This name is no problem because
it already has meaning. The next step is to find an out-
standing feature on Mr. Carpenter's face. You might decide
on his very small mouth. If you look closely, you'll see a
sort of scar on his right cheek. Pick one of these (the one
that's most obvious to you) and associate Carpenter to that.
You might see a carpenter working on the small mouth (get
the carpenter's tools into the picture) trying to make it
larger; or, have the carpenter working on the scar, trying to
repair it. Now, and most important, look at the picture
of Mr. Carpenter and actually see this picture, see your
association in your mind's eye for at least a split second.
You must make yourself "see" this picture or you'll forget
the name. Have you done that? If so, go to picture #2.
No. 2 is the Mr. Brimler we spoke about awhile ago.
Notice the long dimples in his cheeks. Can you see the
heavy character lines from his nose to the corners of his
mouth? As in every face, there are many outstanding fea-
tures that can be used. I would use the dimples, and see