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96 Long Digit Numbers
Link rents to perfume, perfume to launder, launder to
cheating, cheating to basket—and you've memorized a
twenty digit number!
If, in your particular business, you find it necessary to
memorize long numbers very often, you'll soon use the first
word that pops into your mind to fit either the first two,
three or four digits. There is no rule that says you must use
words to fit the same amount of digits in any long digit
number. To memorize the number quickly, you use any
words at all—usually you will have time to think for a mo-
ment to find the best words for the number to be memo-
rized. I have to leave this to your own imagination. How-
ever, until you've become proficient at it, I would suggest
that you use the peg words for two digits at a time.
You can see now, the importance of knowing the ten
basic sounds of the phonetic alphabet thoroughly. If you
haven't learned them yet, re-read the chapter on how to
learn and practice them. If you are not sure of how to make
ridiculous or illogical associations—re-read that chapter. If
you do know the sounds, the peg words and how to make
your associations, try your knowledge on test # 3, in Chap-
ter # 3, and see the progress you've made.