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86 Playing Cards
"Deb"—is the abbreviation of debutante. For "dose" it is
best to picture a spoonful of medicine.
The few suggestions above, are just that—suggestions.
You must decide which picture you will "see" for each card
word, just as you did with the number words. After you've
decided, use that picture only. Use any picture that the
word brings to mind; but be sure that the mental picture
for any card word does not conflict with the mental picture
of any of your number pegs from 1 to 52.
You now have all you need to memorize a complete deck
of cards. Since each card is represented by an object, you
simply use the Peg system as if you were memorizing a list
of fifty-two objects! That's all there is to it. If the first card
is the Five of Spades, you might see a large tie (1) acting as
a sail on a boat; or, you're wearing a sailboat instead of a tie.
If the second card were the Eight of Diamonds, you could
see Noah (2) diving into the water. Third card—Two of
Spades—see your ma (3) in the sky instead of the sun.
Fourth card—Queen of Diamonds—see a bottle of rye (4)