On a sunny Fall afternoon, Madame Lulu opened the creaky door to her gypsy wagon at the fairground in response to a persistent knock. In climbed Jasper from the step ladder with a confused look.<\/p>\n
\u201cMadame Lulu, I need to know when I will be born again, can you help me?\u201d he blurted out excitedly, gesticulating.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s see what I can do,\u201d replied Madame Lulu indicating a chair by a table adorned with a rich red tablecloth full of esoteric and astrological symbols. A white dove swooped down from above and landed on the back of Madame Lulu\u2019s chair, looking on with interest.<\/p>\n
Jasper sat down rapidly. \u201cYou see, Madame Lulu, I\u2019m fatally ill from drug addiction, so I would like to know when I will be back, \u201d he confessed.<\/p>\n
\u201cCross my palm with silver, my friend, and we\u2019ll have a look,\u201d smiled Madame Lulu sympathetically, sitting down across from Jasper and beginning to shuffle a pack of Tarot cards.<\/p>\n
Madame Lulu swiftly placed five cards in a cross layout. \u201cCentral is the Death card in reverse, indicating the number 31. The Fool adjacent to it represents your next birth, so the duration of your next life will be your birth year divided by 31,\u201d explained Madame Lulu.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut, Madame Lulu, this is not enough information,\u201d protested Jasper, busy writing down her statements in a small notebook.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Hermit above indicates a cross sum of 9. The Magician below reversed shows you will inherit your cloudy mental state in your next life for you to repair this unfortunate condition,\u201d said Madame Lulu.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe World\u2019s number tau indicates your early life will pass into a century with no leap year,\u201d informed Madame Lulu.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you, Madame Lulu, all noted,\u201d exclaimed Jasper, placing a large silver dollar in Madame Lulu\u2019s palm. \u201cMy friend Leonard will help me work out the figures. \u201c<\/p>\n
\u201cSo generous,\u201d smiled Madame Lulu and escorted Jasper to the door of her wagon. \u201cWear this green jasper stone. It will help you on your way,\u201d said Madame Lulu, folding a shiny green jasper stone into his hand.<\/p>\n
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