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| 436f6e742e202e202e0a0a0a4e6f7420746f2050 | Cont. . . Not to P
| 6c61790a0a5265667573696e6720746f20706c61 | lay Refusing to pla
| 79204368696e65736520486174732c20796f7520 | y Chinese Hats, you
| 7374616e6420746865726520696e206120737472 | stand there in a str
| 616e676520726f6f6d20796f75277665206a7573 | ange room you've jus
| 74206172726976656420696e2c2064656669616e | t arrived in, defian
| 746c7920666f6c64696e67200a796f752061726d | tly folding you arm
| 732e205468652067726f7570206f66206d656e20 | s. The group of men
| 74757420617420796f752c2062757420636f6e74 | tut at you, but cont
| 696e756520746f20706c61792074686569722073 | inue to play their s
| 7472616e67652067616d6520616e797761792e20 | trange game anyway.
| 5468657927766520616c72656164792067697665 | They've already give
| 6e200a796f7520656967687420686174732c2062 | n you eight hats, b
| 757420796f75277265206164616d616e742c2079 | ut you're adamant, y
| 6f75277265206e6f7420676f696e6720746f2070 | ou're not going to p
| 6c61792e205768656e20796f7572207475726e20 | lay. When your turn
| 646f657320636f6d652c20626563617573652079 | does come, because y
| 6f7520646f206e6f74200a74616b652069742c20 | ou do not take it,
| 796f75206c6f7365206120686174206561636820 | you lose a hat each
| 74696d652e205468697320636f6e74696e756573 | time. This continues
| 20756e74696c20796f752068617665206e6f6e65 | until you have none
| 206c65667420617420616c6c2e20596f7520646f | left at all. You do
| 6e277420636172652e20546861742069732c200a | n't care. That is,
| 756e74696c206f6e65206f66207468656d207468 | until one of them th
| 656e207361797320796f75206e6f77206f776520 | en says you now owe
| 68696d2061206861742e2053686f636b65642c20 | him a hat. Shocked,
| 796f752073656520746861742077697468206561 | you see that with ea
| 636820726f756e642070617373696e672c20796f | ch round passing, yo
| 75206e6f77200a6f7765207374696c6c20796574 | u now owe still yet
| 20616e6f746865722068617420746f20616e6f74 | another hat to anot
| 68657220706572736f6e20617420746865207461 | her person at the ta
| 626c652e0a202020596f75207365617263682066 | ble. You search f
| 6f7220616e20657869742c2062757420696e2074 | or an exit, but in t
| 686520736d616c6c2c206d7573747920616e6420 | he small, musty and
| 64696d20726f6f6d2077697468206f6e6c792074 | dim room with only t
| 6865207461626c6520616e642063686169727320 | he table and chairs
| 666f72206675726e69747572652c0a7468657265 | for furniture, there
| 206973206e6f6e652c20616e6420796f75277265 | is none, and you're
| 2068756e6772792c20616e6420736f2063616e27 | hungry, and so can'
| 742073746f7020657965696e6720746865206361 | t stop eyeing the ca
| 6b65206f6e20746865207461626c652074686174 | ke on the table that
| 206e65766572207365656d7320746f2067657420 | never seems to get
| 6c6573730a206e6f206d617474657220686f7720 | less no matter how
| 6d616e792070656f706c65206561742069742e20 | many people eat it.
| 46696e616c6c792c20796f752063616e2074616b | Finally, you can tak
| 65206974206e6f206d6f72652e20596f7520646f | e it no more. You do
| 6e2774207265616c6c7920636172652061626f75 | n't really care abou
| 742074686520686174732c200a62757420796f75 | t the hats, but you
| 722068756e6765722069732067657474696e6720 | r hunger is getting
| 74686520626574746572206f6620796f752c2061 | the better of you, a
| 6e6420736f20796f752073697420646f776e2061 | nd so you sit down a
| 6e642061736b20746f20706c61792c206a757374 | nd ask to play, just
| 20736f20796f752063616e20686f706566756c6c | so you can hopefull
| 79200a67657420736f6d652063616b652e0a2020 | y get some cake.
| 20427574206e6f772c20796f752068617665206e | But now, you have n
| 6f20686174732c20796f75206f77652068617473 | o hats, you owe hats
| 2e0a202020e2809c49276c6c206769766520796f | . I'll give yo
| 752061206861742ee2809d20416e206f6c642077 | u a hat. An old w
| 72696e6b6c6564206d616e20746f20796f757220 | rinkled man to your
| 6c6566742074656c6c7320796f752c20e2809c42 | left tells you, B
| 75742074686174206d65616e7320796f75206f77 | ut that means you ow
| 65206d65207468726565200a4368696e65736520 | e me three Chinese
| 68617473206279206e6f772c20696e636c756469 | hats by now, includi
| 6e67207468652074776f206861747320796f7527 | ng the two hats you'
| 766520616c7265616479206c6f737420746f206d | ve already lost to m
| 652e2e2e206e6f74207468617420276f77652720 | e... not that 'owe'
| 6973207265616c6c79206120776f72642049200a | is really a word I
| 6c696b6520746f207573652ce2809d2068652073 | like to use, he s
| 6d696c65732c20e2809c49207265676172642075 | miles, I regard u
| 7320617320667269656e64732c20616e64206279 | s as friends, and by
| 20746865207761792c20776f756c6420796f7520 | the way, would you
| 6c696b6520746f2065617420736f6d652063616b | like to eat some cak
| 653fe2809d0a596f75206e6f64207374726f6e67 | e? You nod strong
| 6c792c206e6f74207265616c6c7920706179696e | ly, not really payin
| 67206d75636820617474656e74696f6e20746f20 | g much attention to
| 746865206861742073747566662c206275742075 | the hat stuff, but u
| 6e61626c6520746f2074616b6520796f75722065 | nable to take your e
| 796573206f6666206f6620746861740a2063616b | yes off of that cak
| 652e0a202020e2809c5468656e2074616b65206f | e. Then take o
| 757420796f757220706965636520616e64207075 | ut your piece and pu
| 7420697420776974682074686520726573742ee2 | t it with the rest.
| 809d20546865206d616e20736179732e0a596f75 | The man says. You
| 2068617665206e6f206964656120776861742068 | have no idea what h
| 65206d65616e732c2062757420686520706f696e | e means, but he poin
| 747320746f20796f757220626c617a65722c2061 | ts to your blazer, a
| 6e6420796f7520706f696e7420617420796f7572 | nd you point at your
| 206f776e20626c617a6572207175657374696f6e | own blazer question
| 696e676c792c0a206265666f726520796f752072 | ingly, before you r
| 65616c697a652068652077616e747320796f7520 | ealize he wants you
| 746f206c6f6f6b20696e736964652069742e2059 | to look inside it. Y
| 6f752070757420796f75722068616e6420696e20 | ou put your hand in
| 796f757220696e7369646520706f636b65742c20 | your inside pocket,
| 616e6420616d617a696e676c792c200a66696e64 | and amazingly, find
| 20796f7520686164206120626967207069656365 | you had a big piece
| 206f6620796f7572206f776e2063616b6520616c | of your own cake al
| 6c20616c6f6e672e204974277320746f6f206c61 | l along. It's too la
| 746520746f206a7573742065617420697420796f | te to just eat it yo
| 757273656c66206e6f772074686f7567682c200a | urself now though,
| 626563617573652074686973206d616e20686173 | because this man has
| 2073686f776e20796f7520737563682067656e65 | shown you such gene
| 726f7369747920627920666f72676976696e6720 | rosity by forgiving
| 796f7520796f7572206561726c69657220747261 | you your earlier tra
| 6e736772657373696f6e2e20536f20796f752070 | nsgression. So you p
| 757420796f7572200a7069656365206f66206361 | ut your piece of ca
| 6b6520746f676574686572207769746820746865 | ke together with the
| 2062696720726f756e642063616b6520696e2074 | big round cake in t
| 68652063656e746572206f662074686520746162 | he center of the tab
| 6c652c207769746820697420756e757375616c6c | le, with it unusuall
| 7920616c6d6f7374206d656c74696e67200a696e | y almost melting in
| 746f207468652072657374206f662069742c2061 | to the rest of it, a
| 6e64207468652077686f6c65207468696e672062 | nd the whole thing b
| 65636f6d696e67206a7573742074686174206269 | ecoming just that bi
| 74206c61726765722e20596f752074616b652061 | t larger. You take a
| 20706965636520666f7220796f757273656c6620 | piece for yourself
| 616e64206561740a2069742c20616c74686f7567 | and eat it, althoug
| 682069742773206120736d616c6c657220706965 | h it's a smaller pie
| 6365207468616e20796f752764206a7573742074 | ce than you'd just t
| 616b656e206f75742066726f6d20796f7572206f | aken out from your o
| 776e20706f636b65742e0a2020204665656c696e | wn pocket. Feelin
| 67206d7563682062657474657220686176696e67 | g much better having
| 20656174656e2c20796f7520726561647920796f | eaten, you ready yo
| 757273656c6620666f7220796f7572207475726e | urself for your turn
| 2e204174206c6561737420796f75206861766520 | . At least you have
| 6f6e6520686174206e6f772c20796f75200a7468 | one hat now, you th
| 696e6b2c20616e64206120666169726c79206675 | ink, and a fairly fu
| 6c6c2073746f6d61636820746f6f2e0a20202041 | ll stomach too. A
| 66746572206d616e7920686f75727320706c6179 | fter many hours play
| 696e67207468652067616d6520776974686f7574 | ing the game without
| 20616e79206d61726b65642070726f6772657373 | any marked progress
| 20746f20737065616b206f662c20796f75207265 | to speak of, you re
| 616c697a6520796f75276c6c2070726f6261626c | alize you'll probabl
| 79200a6e65766572206861766520616c6c207468 | y never have all th
| 65206861747320796f752077616e74206f72206e | e hats you want or n
| 6565642e20596f752776652067726f776e207765 | eed. You've grown we
| 617279206f6620706c6179696e67204368696e65 | ary of playing Chine
| 736520486174732c206966207468652074727574 | se Hats, if the trut
| 6820626520746f6c642c200a616e6420736f2074 | h be told, and so t
| 727920746f206578706c61696e20746f20746865 | ry to explain to the
| 206f6c64206d616e20746f20796f7572206c6566 | old man to your lef
| 742077687920706c6179696e67204368696e6573 | t why playing Chines
| 6520486174732069732061206261642069646561 | e Hats is a bad idea
| 20616c6c20726f756e642c0ae2809c4974277320 | all round, It's
| 6e6576657220656e64696e6720616e6420706f69 | never ending and poi
| 6e746c6573732ee2809d20596f75207361792c20 | ntless. You say,
| 66757274686572206578706c61696e696e672077 | further explaining w
| 69746820696e66616c6c69626c65206c6f676963 | ith infallible logic
| 207468652064657461696c73206f662077687920 | the details of why
| 74686174200a697320736f2e0a202020e2809c44 | that is so. D
| 6f20796f75206576656e2072656d656d62657220 | o you even remember
| 686f77206d616e79206861747320796f75206f77 | how many hats you ow
| 6520746f206f74686572732ce2809d20796f7520 | e to others, you
| 61736b2068696d2c20e2809c49206b6e6f772079 | ask him, I know y
| 6f7520646f6e2774206c696b6520746f20757365 | ou don't like to use
| 20746865200a776f726420276f7765272c206275 | the word 'owe', bu
| 7420796f75206b6e6f7720776861742049206d65 | t you know what I me
| 616e2c20646f6e277420796f753fe2809d0a5468 | an, don't you? Th
| 65206f746865727320617420746865207461626c | e others at the tabl
| 65206265636f6d65206972726974617465642077 | e become irritated w
| 69746820796f752062656361757365206f662077 | ith you because of w
| 68617420796f75277665206a7573742073616964 | hat you've just said
| 206f7574206c6f75642e20536f6d652068617665 | out loud. Some have
| 2061206c6f74200a6f6620686174732c20776869 | a lot of hats, whi
| 6c65206f74686572732061726520747279696e67 | le others are trying
| 20746f20676574206d6f726520686174732c2061 | to get more hats, a
| 6e6420796f75277265206e6f742068656c70696e | nd you're not helpin
| 67206d6174746572732c20736f20796f75207465 | g matters, so you te
| 6c6c20796f757273656c6620796f75200a726561 | ll yourself you rea
| 6c6c792073686f756c6420776869737065722066 | lly should whisper f
| 726f6d206e6f77206f6e2e0a546865206f6c6420 | rom now on. The old
| 6d616e206c65616e73206f7665722c20616e6420 | man leans over, and
| 746865726527732061206c6f6f6b206f66207265 | there's a look of re
| 636f676e6974696f6e20616e642073796d706174 | cognition and sympat
| 687920696e2068697320657965732c20616e6420 | hy in his eyes, and
| 796f752063616e2074656c6c206865206f6e6365 | you can tell he once
| 200a74686f75676874207468652073616d652074 | thought the same t
| 68696e6720617320796f752c2069742773206120 | hing as you, it's a
| 6b696e64206f6620756e73706f6b656e20756e64 | kind of unspoken und
| 65727374616e64696e672066726f6d2061206b69 | erstanding from a ki
| 6e64726564207370697269742c0a202020e2809c | ndred spirit,
| 5768617420776f756c6420796f75206861766520 | What would you have
| 757320646f3fe2809d2048652061736b732c2062 | us do? He asks, b
| 7574207468657265277320616c72656164792074 | ut there's already t
| 686520736f756e64206f662072657369676e6174 | he sound of resignat
| 696f6e20696e2068697320766f6963652c206c69 | ion in his voice, li
| 6b6520686527730a206265656e20276865726527 | ke he's been 'here'
| 206265666f72652e0a202020596f75207468656e | before. You then
| 207768697370657220796f757220706c616e2074 | whisper your plan t
| 6f2068696d2e20496620796f752063616e20626f | o him. If you can bo
| 7468206361727279206974206f75742c20796f75 | th carry it out, you
| 20616c6c206a757374206d696768742062652061 | all just might be a
| 626c6520746f20676f20686f6d652c200a616c74 | ble to go home, alt
| 686f756768206e6f6e65206f6620796f75206361 | hough none of you ca
| 6e207265616c6c792071756974652072656d656d | n really quite remem
| 6265722077686572652074686174206973206f72 | ber where that is or
| 2077686174206974206d69676874206265206c69 | what it might be li
| 6b652e0a596f75207761697420756e74696c2069 | ke. You wait until i
| 74277320746865206f6c64206d616e2773207475 | t's the old man's tu
| 726e206265666f726520796f7520626567696e20 | rn before you begin
| 796f757220617474656d70742c20746f20646f20 | your attempt, to do
| 736f20647572696e6720616e6f74686572207065 | so during another pe
| 72736f6e73207475726e200a776f756c64206265 | rsons turn would be
| 20727564652c20616674657220616c6c2e0a4f75 | rude, after all. Ou
| 74206f66207468652074776f206f6620796f752c | t of the two of you,
| 20746865206f6c64206d616e206861732073656e | the old man has sen
| 696f726974792c20697427732062657474657220 | iority, it's better
| 666f722068696d20746f20616464726573732074 | for him to address t
| 6865206f74686572732c20616e64206865207374 | he others, and he st
| 616e6473200a75702c0a202020e2809c57652776 | ands up, We'v
| 6520646563696465642074686174204368696e65 | e decided that Chine
| 73652048617473206973206d61796265206e6f74 | se Hats is maybe not
| 207468652067616d6520776520616c6c2074686f | the game we all tho
| 75676874206974207761732ee2809d2048652062 | ught it was. He b
| 6567696e732c206c6f6f6b696e67206f76657220 | egins, looking over
| 6174200a796f752c20616e6420796f75206e6f64 | at you, and you nod
| 20696e20737570706f7274206261636b20617420 | in support back at
| 68696d20666f7220616c6c20746f207365652e0a | him for all to see.
| 2020205365766572616c206f6620746865206f74 | Several of the ot
| 686572732061736b2068696d20746f206578706c | hers ask him to expl
| 61696e2068696d73656c662c2077686963682068 | ain himself, which h
| 6520646f65732c2074656c6c696e67207468656d | e does, telling them
| 20746861742069662074686579276420616c6c20 | that if they'd all
| 6a757374200a64656369646520746f2071756974 | just decide to quit
| 20706c6179696e6720746f6765746865722c2074 | playing together, t
| 68656e207468696e6773206d696768742077656c | hen things might wel
| 6c206368616e67652e204f6e65206d616e207769 | l change. One man wi
| 7468206665772068617473206f6e207468652074 | th few hats on the t
| 61626c6520696e2066726f6e74200a6f66206869 | able in front of hi
| 6d73656c6620616772656573207769746820796f | mself agrees with yo
| 7520626f74683b20616e6f746865722c20776974 | u both; another, wit
| 682061206661697220616d6f756e74206f662068 | h a fair amount of h
| 6174732c20646f657320746f6f2c20627574206f | ats, does too, but o
| 6e6c7920616674657220736f6d65206865617465 | nly after some heate
| 64200a616e6420696d70617373696f6e65642063 | d and impassioned c
| 6f6e76696e63696e672066726f6d20796f757273 | onvincing from yours
| 656c662e2042757420746865206d616a6f726974 | elf. But the majorit
| 792077686f2068617665206d6f72652068617473 | y who have more hats
| 2061726520677561726465642c20756e74696c20 | are guarded, until
| 746865206d616e20776974680a20746865206269 | the man with the bi
| 67676573742070696c65206f662077686174206d | ggest pile of what m
| 757374206265207468697274792d74776f206861 | ust be thirty-two ha
| 747320696e2066726f6e74206f662068696d2c20 | ts in front of him,
| 736179732c0a202020e2809c57686f20646f2079 | says, Who do y
| 6f75207468696e6b20796f752061726520746f20 | ou think you are to
| 6a75737420636f6d65206865726520616e642063 | just come here and c
| 7269746963697a65206f75722067616d653f2057 | riticize our game? W
| 65206761766520796f7520686174732c20776520 | e gave you hats, we
| 6761766520796f752063616b652e200a416e6420 | gave you cake. And
| 7468697320697320686f7720796f752072657061 | this is how you repa
| 792075733fe2809d0a20202054686520726f6f6d | y us? The room
| 206765747320756e636f6d666f727461626c7920 | gets uncomfortably
| 73696c656e742c20616e6420666f722061206d6f | silent, and for a mo
| 6d656e742c20796f75206665656c206775696c74 | ment, you feel guilt
| 7920796574207075736820706173742069742c0a | y yet push past it,
| e2809c4c6f6f6b2c20616c6c2077652772652073 | Look, all we're s
| 6179696e672069732074686174206d6179626520 | aying is that maybe
| 6974277320776f7274682061207472792e205375 | it's worth a try. Su
| 72656c7920796f752077616e74206d6f72652074 | rely you want more t
| 68616e20746f206a75737420706c617920436869 | han to just play Chi
| 6e6573652048617473200a65766572796461793f | nese Hats everyday?
| e2809d0a202020546865206d616e207368727567 | The man shrug
| 73206173206865206c6f6f6b7320646f776e2061 | s as he looks down a
| 74206869732070696c65206f6620626c61636b20 | t his pile of black
| 686174732c2065616368206f6e65206e6963656c | hats, each one nicel
| 7920736c6f747465642077697468696e20746865 | y slotted within the
| 206f746865722c0a202020e2809c576861742773 | other, What's
| 2077726f6e672077697468204368696e65736520 | wrong with Chinese
| 486174733f2049206c696b65204368696e657365 | Hats? I like Chinese
| 20486174732ee2809d0a4865207475726e732074 | Hats. He turns t
| 6f20746865206d616e206e65787420746f206869 | o the man next to hi
| 6d2077686f206f7765732068696d207365766572 | m who owes him sever
| 616c206861747320616e642061736b732068696d | al hats and asks him
| 2c0a202020e2809c446f20796f75206c696b6520 | , Do you like
| 5965732ce2809d20746865206d616e2073617973 | Yes, the man says
| 2c206b6e6f77696e6720697420776f756c642062 | , knowing it would b
| 6520756e7769736520746f20736179206e6f2c20 | e unwise to say no,
| e2809c49207265616c6c7920646f206c696b6520 | I really do like
| 57656c6c2c206865726520796f75206172652074 | Well, here you are t
| 68656e2ee2809d20546865206669727374206d61 | hen. The first ma
| 6e20736179732c20676976696e6720746865206d | n says, giving the m
| 616e20612066726565206861742c20e2809c4f6e | an a free hat, On
| 65204368696e6573652068617420666f7220796f | e Chinese hat for yo
| 752c20616e6420616c736f2c0a206c6574277320 | u, and also, let's
| 666f726765742061626f7574206f6e65206f6620 | forget about one of
| 74686f7365206861747320796f75207374696c6c | those hats you still
| 206f7765206d652ee2809d204865206e75646765 | owe me. He nudge
| 732c2077697468206120736d696c652e0a202020 | s, with a smile.
| 546865206d616e207475726e73206261636b2061 | The man turns back a
| 6e64206c6f6f6b7320617420796f752077697468 | nd looks at you with
| 20612073656c662d736174697366696564206772 | a self-satisfied gr
| 696e2c20616e6420796f75206e6f746963652074 | in, and you notice t
| 6865206f6c64206d616e2062657369646520796f | he old man beside yo
| 7520686173200a73617420646f776e20616e6420 | u has sat down and
| 736869667465642068697320636861697220736c | shifted his chair sl
| 696768746c7920617761792066726f6d20796f75 | ightly away from you
| 206e6f772e0a202020e2809c446f20796f752077 | now. Do you w
| 616e7420746f20636f6e74696e75653fe2809d20 | ant to continue?
| 546865206d616e207769746820746865206d6f73 | The man with the mos
| 742068617473207468656e2061736b732c20616c | t hats then asks, al
| 74686f7567682068652773206e6f74207265616c | though he's not real
| 6c792061736b696e672c206865200a646f65736e | ly asking, he doesn
| 2774206e65656420746f2c206a756467696e6720 | 't need to, judging
| 62792074686520636f6d706c69636974206c6f6f | by the complicit loo
| 6b73206f6620616c6c2074686f73652070726573 | ks of all those pres
| 61792c20e2809c492077696c6c206e6f7420706c | ay, I will not pl
| 617920746869732067616d6520616e796d6f7265 | ay this game anymore
| 2e2042757420796f752063616e20646f20617320 | . But you can do as
| 6e652ee2809d20486520736179732c20616e6420 | ne. He says, and
| 676573747572657320666f7220746865206d616e | gestures for the man
| 20746f20796f757220726967687420746f207461 | to your right to ta
| 6b6520686973207475726e2c20627574206e6f74 | ke his turn, but not
| 206265666f726520796f75206c6f7365206f6e65 | before you lose one
| 206f66200a796f7572206f776e204368696e6573 | of your own Chines
| 65206861747320666f72206e6f7420706c617969 | e hats for not playi
| 6e672e0a202020486f75727320706173732c2061 | ng. Hours pass, a
| 6e6420796f75206665656c2068756e6772792061 | nd you feel hungry a
| 6761696e2c2062757420796f75206b6e6f772079 | gain, but you know y
| 6f752063616e6e6f742061736b20666f7220616e | ou cannot ask for an
| 79206d6f72652063616b652e2046696e616c6c79 | y more cake. Finally
| 2c206f77696e67200a636f756e746c6573732043 | , owing countless C
| 68696e657365206861747320e280932074686174 | hinese hats that
| 2068617665206e6f6e652d7468652d6c65737320 | have none-the-less
| 6265656e20636f756e74656420e2809320796f75 | been counted you
| 2073697420646f776e20616e6420707261637469 | sit down and practi
| 63616c6c792062656720666f7220736f6d65200a | cally beg for some
| 63616b652c2074656c6c696e672065766572796f | cake, telling everyo
| 6e6520796f752764207265616c6c79206c696b65 | ne you'd really like
| 20746f20706c6179204368696e65736520486174 | to play Chinese Hat
| 7320616761696e2c206d6f7265207468616e2061 | s again, more than a
| 6e797468696e672c0a202020e2809c4920776173 | nything, I was
| 206d697374616b656e2ee2809d20596f7520636f | mistaken. You co
| 6e666573732e0a546865206f6c64206d616e2074 | nfess. The old man t
| 6f20796f7572206c656674206e6f64732c0a2020 | o your left nods,
| 20e2809c4920776173206f6e6365206d69737461 | I was once mista
| 6b656e206c696b6520796f752ce2809d20486520 | ken like you, He
| 72656d696e69736365732c20e2809c4974277320 | reminisces, It's
| 6265747465722074686973207761792e20486572 | better this way. Her
| 652c20686176652061206861742ee2809d0a4865 | e, have a hat. He
| 20707573686573206f6e65206f66206869732068 | pushes one of his h
| 617473206f76657220746f20796f75206f6e2074 | ats over to you on t
| 6865207461626c652c20776869636820796f7520 | he table, which you
| 677261746566756c6c792074616b652061732079 | gratefully take as y
| 6f7520656e6a6f79207468652073776565742c20 | ou enjoy the sweet,
| 0a7377656574207461737465206f662074686520 | sweet taste of the
| 646174652063616b652c20617320796f75206272 | date cake, as you br
| 65616b2061207069656365206f666620616e6420 | eak a piece off and
| 666f6c6420697420696e746f20796f7572206d6f | fold it into your mo
| 7574682c20612070696563652066617220736d61 | uth, a piece far sma
| 6c6c6572200a7468616e20746865206f6e652079 | ller than the one y
| 6f752068616420696e20796f757220706f636b65 | ou had in your pocke
| 74206265666f72652e0a0a4d616e792079656172 | t before. Many year
| 7320706173732c20616e642077697468206e756d | s pass, and with num
| 65726f7573206861747320696e2066726f6e7420 | erous hats in front
| 6f6620796f75202d206d6f726520686174732074 | of you - more hats t
| 68616e20616e796f6e6520656c73652061742074 | han anyone else at t
| 6865207461626c65206861732c200a666f722074 | he table has, for t
| 68652074696d65206265696e672c206174206c65 | he time being, at le
| 617374202d20796f75207265616c697a6520736f | ast - you realize so
| 6d657468696e672e20596f75207265616c697a65 | mething. You realize
| 207468617420616363756d756c6174696e672068 | that accumulating h
| 617473206973206e6f742074686520706f696e74 | ats is not the point
| 200a6f66207468652067616d65206f7220686f77 | of the game or how
| 20746f2061637475616c6c792077696e2069742c | to actually win it,
| 20616363756d756c6174696e672070656f706c65 | accumulating people
| 2069732e2050656f706c65206172652074686520 | is. People are the
| 63757272656e6379206f66204368696e65736520 | currency of Chinese
| 486174732e0a4d6f72652070656f706c65206571 | Hats. More people eq
| 75616c206d6f726520686174732c20616e642074 | ual more hats, and t
| 6865206d6f72652070656f706c65207468617420 | he more people that
| 706c61792c207468652062657474657220746865 | play, the better the
| 206f6464732061726520696e204368696e657365 | odds are in Chinese
| 20486174732e0a596f7520736d696c6520746f20 | Hats. You smile to
| 796f757273656c662c20616e6420646563696465 | yourself, and decide
| 207468617420796f75276c6c2074727920746f20 | that you'll try to
| 6b656570206173206d616e792068617473206173 | keep as many hats as
| 20706f737369626c6520746869732074696d652c | possible this time,
| 20617320616e6f74686572200a706572736f6e20 | as another person
| 6172726976657320616e642065766572796f6e65 | arrives and everyone
| 207061737365732068696d206120686174206561 | passes him a hat ea
| 6368202e202e202e0a0a52656e204020314c5147 | ch . . . Ren @ 1LQG
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| 486f7720746f20506c6179204368696e65736520 | How to Play Chinese
| 486174730a2020202d20412053686f7274205374 | Hats - A Short St
| 6f7279202d0a202020202020202020323031350a | ory - 2015
| 0a0a546f20506c61790a0a536f6d65686f772c20 | To Play Somehow,
| 796f752066696e6420796f757273656c6620696e | you find yourself in
| 20612064696d20616e6420736d6f6b7920726f6f | a dim and smoky roo
| 6d2077697468206e6f20656e7472616e63652c20 | m with no entrance,
| 65786974206f722077696e646f77732c20776974 | exit or windows, wit
| 686f7574206b6e6f77696e6720686f77200a796f | hout knowing how yo
| 7520676f74207468657265206f72206576656e20 | u got there or even
| 776865726520796f7527766520636f6d65206672 | where you've come fr
| 6f6d2e20496e2066726f6e74206f6620796f7520 | om. In front of you
| 61726520612067726f7570206f66204368696e65 | are a group of Chine
| 73652067656e746c656d656e2073687566666c69 | se gentlemen shuffli
| 6e67200a61726f756e642077686174206c6f6f6b | ng around what look
| 7320746f20626520747261646974696f6e616c20 | s to be traditional
| 626c61636b204368696e65736520686174732073 | black Chinese hats s
| 74796c656420616674657220746865204d696e67 | tyled after the Ming
| 2064796e617374792c206f6e2061206369726375 | dynasty, on a circu
| 6c61722063686573746e7574200a776f6f642074 | lar chestnut wood t
| 61626c652e2053757270726973696e676c792c20 | able. Surprisingly,
| 796f752066696e64207468652073616d65207479 | you find the same ty
| 7065206f662068617420696e20796f7572207665 | pe of hat in your ve
| 7279206f776e2068616e64207768656e20796f75 | ry own hand when you
| 206c6f6f6b20646f776e2e0a202020596f752061 | look down. You a
| 726520696e766974656420746f206a6f696e2069 | re invited to join i
| 6e2c20627574206e6f74206b6e6f77696e672074 | n, but not knowing t
| 6865206d616e6e6572206f66207468652067616d | he manner of the gam
| 65206f72206974732072756c65732c20796f7520 | e or its rules, you
| 6465636c696e652c20616e642072656365697665 | decline, and receive
| 200a6120666577206469737061726167696e6720 | a few disparaging
| 6c6f6f6b732062656361757365206f6620796f75 | looks because of you
| 72206465636973696f6e2e205468652067726f75 | r decision. The grou
| 70206f66206d656e2073687275672d6f66662079 | p of men shrug-off y
| 6f7572207265667573616c20616e6420636f6e74 | our refusal and cont
| 696e7565200a706c6179696e6720726567617264 | inue playing regard
| 6c6573732c20616e64206c617267656c79206967 | less, and largely ig
| 6e6f726520796f752e0a202020417320796f7520 | nore you. As you
| 776174636820616e64207468652067616d652070 | watch and the game p
| 726f63656564732c20796f75206e6f7469636520 | roceeds, you notice
| 746861742074686520706f696e74207365656d73 | that the point seems
| 20746f20626520746f20676574206173206d616e | to be to get as man
| 79206861747320617320706f737369626c652e0a | y hats as possible.
| 486f77206d616e793f20596f7520646f6e277420 | How many? You don't
| 6b6e6f772c20627574206d6f7265206973207375 | know, but more is su
| 72656c7920626574746572202d206966206a7564 | rely better - if jud
| 67696e6720627920746865206c6f6f6b73206f6e | ging by the looks on
| 2065766572796f6e652773206661636573207768 | everyone's faces wh
| 656e65766572200a616e796f6e652077696e7320 | enever anyone wins
| 61206e6577204368696e65736520686174206973 | a new Chinese hat is
| 20616e797468696e6720746f20676f2062792e20 | anything to go by.
| 596f7520616c736f206e6f746963652074686174 | You also notice that
| 2074686520686174732068617665206120726174 | the hats have a rat
| 68657220737472616e6765200a70726f70657274 | her strange propert
| 792c20746865792063616e206368616e67652073 | y, they can change s
| 697a6520736f20746865792063616e20736c6f74 | ize so they can slot
| 20696e736964652065616368206f746865722070 | inside each other p
| 6572666563746c792c206e6f206d617474657220 | erfectly, no matter
| 686f77206d616e79207468657265206172652e0a | how many there are.
| 596f75277665206e65766572207365656e206120 | You've never seen a
| 686174206c696b652074686174206265666f7265 | hat like that before
| 20796f752061646d697420746f20796f75727365 | you admit to yourse
| 6c662c20617320796f75207374726f6b6520796f | lf, as you stroke yo
| 7572206368696e2e0a4166746572206120776869 | ur chin. After a whi
| 6c652c20796f7520626567696e20746f20666565 | le, you begin to fee
| 6c20612062697420626f726564206279206a7573 | l a bit bored by jus
| 74207761746368696e67207468652067616d652c | t watching the game,
| 20616e642074686572652773206e6f7768657265 | and there's nowhere
| 20656c736520746f20676f206f72206265200a74 | else to go or be t
| 68617420796f752063616e207468696e6b206f66 | hat you can think of
| 2e20596f752063616e207363617263656c792072 | . You can scarcely r
| 656d656d62657220696620746865726520657665 | emember if there eve
| 72206576656e20686164206265656e2e20576974 | r even had been. Wit
| 682074686520656e636f75726167656d656e7420 | h the encouragement
| 616e64200a736d696c6573206f662074686f7365 | and smiles of those
| 2070726573656e7420617420746865207461626c | present at the tabl
| 652c20796f752072656c61782061206c6974746c | e, you relax a littl
| 652c20616e6420776861742773206d6f72652c20 | e, and what's more,
| 7468657920616c6c206368697020696e20616e64 | they all chip in and
| 206769766520796f752061200a746f74616c206f | give you a total o
| 66206569676874206861747320746f2062656769 | f eight hats to begi
| 6e20706c6179696e6720776974682c20696e636c | n playing with, incl
| 7564696e6720796f7572206f776e206861742e0a | uding your own hat.
| 202020416674657220612066657720726f756e64 | After a few round
| 73206f66207468652067616d6520776865726520 | s of the game where
| 6f746865727320696e666f726d20796f75207768 | others inform you wh
| 657468657220796f7527766520776f6e206f7220 | ether you've won or
| 6c6f73742061206861742c20796f75207265616c | lost a hat, you real
| 697a652069742773200a6e6f7420736f20626164 | ize it's not so bad
| 20616674657220616c6c2e2045766572796f6e65 | after all. Everyone
| 277320736f20667269656e646c792c20616e6420 | 's so friendly, and
| 746865206d616e207769746820746865206d6f73 | the man with the mos
| 74206861747320696e207468652067616d652070 | t hats in the game p
| 617373657320796f752061207069656365200a6f | asses you a piece o
| 66207468652062696720726f756e642063616b65 | f the big round cake
| 20696e207468652063656e746572206f66207468 | in the center of th
| 65207461626c652c20616e6420736f6d65207377 | e table, and some sw
| 6565742074656120746f20776173682069742064 | eet tea to wash it d
| 6f776e20776974682e204e6f74206f6e6c792074 | own with. Not only t
| 6861742c206275740a20796f75277265206e6f77 | hat, but you're now
| 207570206279206669766520686174732e0a4173 | up by five hats. As
| 207468652067616d652070726f63656564732c20 | the game proceeds,
| 796f7520666f726765742061626f757420686f77 | you forget about how
| 206f722077687920796f7520656e646564207570 | or why you ended up
| 20696e2074686520726f6f6d2c20736f20666f63 | in the room, so foc
| 757365642061726520796f75206f6e20706c6179 | used are you on play
| 696e6720616e640a2067657474696e67206d6f72 | ing and getting mor
| 6520686174732e204275742c2061667465722061 | e hats. But, after a
| 207768696c652c20796f75206e6f746963652073 | while, you notice s
| 6f6d657468696e6720637572696f75732e20596f | omething curious. Yo
| 75206e6f7469636520746861742067657474696e | u notice that gettin
| 672074686520686174732069736e2774200a6a75 | g the hats isn't ju
| 73742061626f75742077696e6e696e6720656163 | st about winning eac
| 6820726f756e6420696e207468652067616d652e | h round in the game.
| 204e6f2e20536f6d6574696d65732c20796f7520 | No. Sometimes, you
| 63616e20676574206d6f7265206861747320696e | can get more hats in
| 206f7468657220776179732e0a41207669676f72 | other ways. A vigor
| 6f7573206c6f6f6b696e67207570726967687420 | ous looking upright
| 67656e746c656d616e2c206e6f74206d75636820 | gentleman, not much
| 6f6c646572207468616e207468697274792d6669 | older than thirty-fi
| 766520627920746865206c6f6f6b73206f662069 | ve by the looks of i
| 742c2073756464656e6c79207374616e64732e0a | t, suddenly stands.
| 202020486520626567696e7320746f2074656c6c | He begins to tell
| 2065766572796f6e652061742074686520746162 | everyone at the tab
| 6c6520776879206865206c696b6573207468656d | le why he likes them
| 20616c6c20736f206d7563682c20616e64206578 | all so much, and ex
| 746f6c73207468656972206170706172656e7420 | tols their apparent
| 766972747565732e0a54686520706f776572206f | virtues. The power o
| 662068697320656d6f74696f6e616c206f726174 | f his emotional orat
| 6f7279206d6f76657320616c6c2070726573656e | ory moves all presen
| 742c20796f7520696e636c756465642c20616e64 | t, you included, and
| 2065766572796f6e65206465636964657320746f | everyone decides to
| 206561636820676976652068696d20616e200a65 | each give him an e
| 78747261206861742e20497420776173206a7573 | xtra hat. It was jus
| 742061732077656c6c206865206d616465207468 | t as well he made th
| 6174207370656563682c20796f752073696c656e | at speech, you silen
| 746c79207468696e6b20617320796f7520736875 | tly think as you shu
| 66666c6520796f75722068617473207769746869 | ffle your hats withi
| 6e200a7468656d73656c7665732c206265636175 | n themselves, becau
| 73652068652077617320646f776e20746f206869 | se he was down to hi
| 73206c6173742074776f20686174732c20627574 | s last two hats, but
| 20796f75207468656e206469736d69737320796f | you then dismiss yo
| 75722063796e696369736d206173206f6e65206f | ur cynicism as one o
| 6620796f75722065766572200a70726573656e74 | f your ever present
| 2063686172616374657220666c6177732e0a2020 | character flaws.
| 204c617465722c20746865206d616e2062657369 | Later, the man besi
| 646520796f7520746f20796f7572206c65667420 | de you to your left
| 2d20616e20656c6465726c7920686f6172736520 | - an elderly hoarse
| 766f696365642067656e746c656d616e20776974 | voiced gentleman wit
| 68206120667572726f7765642062726f77202d20 | h a furrowed brow -
| 776f727279200a6c696e65732077726f75676874 | worry lines wrought
| 2064656570206f6e2068697320666f7265686561 | deep on his forehea
| 64206c696b6520706c6f77656420627574206172 | d like plowed but ar
| 696420736f696c2c20736179732c0ae2809c4769 | id soil, says, Gi
| 7665206d6520796f7572206861742ee2809d0a20 | ve me your hat.
| 2020596f75206c6f6f6b20646f776e20616e6420 | You look down and
| 73656520796f752068617665206f6e6c79206f6e | see you have only on
| 6520686174206f6e20746865207461626c652c20 | e hat on the table,
| 616e6420736f207265706c792c0ae2809c4e6f2c | and so reply, No,
| 2049206f6e6c7920686176652074686973206f6e | I only have this on
| 65206c6566742e20496620492067697665206974 | e left. If I give it
| 20746f20796f752c204920776f6e277420626520 | to you, I won't be
| 61626c6520746f20706c617920616e796d6f7265 | able to play anymore
| 2ee2809d0a202020486520736967687320616e64 | . He sighs and
| 20736179732c0ae2809c5768656e20796f752063 | says, When you c
| 616d65206865726520776974686f757420616e79 | ame here without any
| 20686174732c206469642049206e6f7420676976 | hats, did I not giv
| 6520796f75206f6e65206f66206d792068617473 | e you one of my hats
| 3f2049276d20656d626172726173736564207468 | ? I'm embarrassed th
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| 809d0a596f75206665656c20656d626172726173 | You feel embarras
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| 20746865207461626c6520617665727473207468 | the table averts th
| 65697220657965732e205468657920616c736f20 | eir eyes. They also
| 6761766520796f7520686174732e205468657365 | gave you hats. These
| 2061726520746865200a766572792073616d6520 | are the very same
| 70656f706c6520796f75277665206265656e2068 | people you've been h
| 617070696c7920706c6179696e67204368696e65 | appily playing Chine
| 73652048617473207769746820666f7220736576 | se Hats with for sev
| 6572616c20686f7572732e20486f7720636f756c | eral hours. How coul
| 6420796f7520626520736f200a73656c66697368 | d you be so selfish
| 2c20796f752061736b20796f757273656c662c20 | , you ask yourself,
| 616e64207061737320796f7572206c6173742068 | and pass your last h
| 617420746f20746865206d616e20626573696465 | at to the man beside
| 20796f7520616e6420736974206f757420746865 | you and sit out the
| 2067616d65206a757374207761746368696e672c | game just watching,
| 200a756e74696c2c20736f6d652074696d65206c | until, some time l
| 617465722c20616e6f7468657220706c61796572 | ater, another player
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| 68697320686174732c20676976696e6720796f75 | his hats, giving you
| 2061207761726d207061740a206f6e2074686520 | a warm pat on the
| 6261636b2e0a202020596f75206d616b65206120 | back. You make a
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| 68697320706572736f6e2061206861742c206173 | his person a hat, as
| 2077656c6c20617320616c6c20746865206f7468 | well as all the oth
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| 642070656f706c6520696e2074686520776f726c | d people in the worl
| 642c20796f752074656c6c20796f757273656c66 | d, you tell yourself
| 2e0a20202041667465722061207768696c652c20 | . After a while,
| 796f7572206861747320696e6372656173652079 | your hats increase y
| 657420616761696e2c20e2809c596f7527726520 | et again, You're
| 6c75636b27732072657475726e696e6721e2809d | luck's returning!
| 207468657920616c6c2074656c6c20796f752e20 | they all tell you.
| 596f7520646f6e27742068617665200a6173206d | You don't have as m
| 616e79206173206265666f72652c206275742073 | any as before, but s
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| 7273656c66207468617420696620796f75206b65 | rself that if you ke
| 657020706c6179696e67207468656e20796f7527 | ep playing then you'
| 7265207375726520746f20676574206261636b20 | re sure to get back
| 74686f73650a207468617420796f75277665206c | those that you've l
| 6f73742c20616e6420696465616c6c792c206d61 | ost, and ideally, ma
| 6e79206d6f726520626573696465732e0a417320 | ny more besides. As
| 7468652067616d6520676f6573206f6e2074686f | the game goes on tho
| 7567682c207468652070726f626c656d20697320 | ugh, the problem is
| 74686174207768656e20796f7520646f20676574 | that when you do get
| 2074686f73652065696768742068617473206261 | those eight hats ba
| 636b2c206f6e65206f662074686520706c617965 | ck, one of the playe
| 72732c200a6120796f756e6720616e6420737075 | rs, a young and spu
| 6e6b7920636861702077697468206f6e6c79206f | nky chap with only o
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| 7768617420636f756c64206f6e6c792062652064 | what could only be d
| 657363726962656420617320612074616e747275 | escribed as a tantru
| 6d2c20696e73756c74696e67200a6d616e79206f | m, insulting many o
| 6620746865206f7468657220706c617965727320 | f the other players
| 616e64206265696e672067656e6572616c6c7920 | and being generally
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| 7468650a2067616d652e0a202020416674657220 | the game. After
| 747279696e6720746f20737065616b2072617469 | trying to speak rati
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| 616e642074656c6c696e672068696d2074686174 | and telling him that
| 2068652773206f6e6c7920736179696e67207468 | he's only saying th
| 657365207468696e67732062656361757365200a | ese things because
| 6865206f6e6c7920686173206f6e652068617420 | he only has one hat
| 6c65667420e28093207768696368206865207072 | left which he pr
| 6f667573656c792064656e696573206973207468 | ofusely denies is th
| 6520726561736f6e20666f722068697320616e67 | e reason for his ang
| 657220e280932065766572796f6e6520696e2074 | er everyone in t
| 686520726f6f6d200a61706f6c6f67697a657320 | he room apologizes
| 746f2068696d20666f7220616c6c206f66207468 | to him for all of th
| 65207468696e6773206865207361797320746865 | e things he says the
| 7927766520646f6e6520616e6420736169642077 | y've done and said w
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| 6d616b6520757020666f722069742c206a757374 | make up for it, just
| 20746f20676574206974206f7665722077697468 | to get it over with
| 2e20546869732063616c6d732068696d2c20616e | . This calms him, an
| 6420706c617920726573756d65732c2062757420 | d play resumes, but
| 6e6f772c200a796f75206f6e6c79206861766520 | now, you only have
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| 752068617070656e20746f206c6f6f6b20757020 | u happen to look up
| 616e64206e6f7469636520746861742061206e65 | and notice that a ne
| 772067656e746c656d616e206861732061707065 | w gentleman has appe
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| 752063616e2073656520627920686973200a6578 | u can see by his ex
| 7072657373696f6e207468617420686527732063 | pression that he's c
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| 6d6520796f752061726520616c6c20706c617969 | me you are all playi
| 6e672c2061206665656c696e6720796f75207265 | ng, a feeling you re
| 6d656d626572206f6e6c7920746f6f2077656c6c | member only too well
| 2c0a202020e2809c49742773204368696e657365 | , It's Chinese
| 20486174732ee2809d20596f7520636f7567682c | Hats. You cough,
| 2074686520736d6f6b6520696e2074686520726f | the smoke in the ro
| 6f6d2062726965666c792067657474696e672074 | om briefly getting t
| 686520626574746572206f6620796f752c20e280 | he better of you,
| 9c57687920646f6e277420796f75200a706c6179 | Why don't you play
| 20776974682075733fe2809d0a20202048652072 | with us? He r
| 6566757365732c20616e6420796f752068617665 | efuses, and you have
| 20746f20776f6e64657220776879206865277320 | to wonder why he's
| 736f20756e667269656e646c792c20796f752070 | so unfriendly, you p
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| 7920646f65736e27742068653f20596f75206c6f | y doesn't he? You lo
| 6f6b0a2061742068696d207374616e64696e6720 | ok at him standing
| 746865726520616e6420796f7520776f6e646572 | there and you wonder
| 206966206865207468696e6b7320686527732062 | if he thinks he's b
| 6574746572207468616e20796f752c206a757374 | etter than you, just
| 20626563617573652068652773206e6f7420706c | because he's not pl
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| 796f7527766520616c736f206669677572656420 | you've also figured
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| 65206d6f726520706c61796572732c207468656e | e more players, then
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| 72206368616e6365206f662067657474696e6720 | r chance of getting
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| 207375676765737420746f2065766572796f6e65 | suggest to everyone
| 2070726573656e74207468617420796f7520616c | present that you al
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| 6820746f20706c6179200a776974682c20736f6d | h to play with, som
| 652063616b6520746f6f2c206265636175736520 | e cake too, because
| 77686f20646f65736e2774206c696b652063616b | who doesn't like cak
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| 706c652074686174200a646f6e27742077616e74 | ple that don't want
| 20746f20706c6179204368696e65736520486174 | to play Chinese Hat
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