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"A very long time ago, soon after I graduated with a B.A. in sociology from Niagara University, I met a man who claimed he had only recently discovered his own psychic abilities. At the time, in 1971, Bennett Mayrick was a house cleaner. He had held a variety of jobs before I met him, including floor installer, professional singer, etc. Basically, he was a jack-of-all trades. Since I don't naturally default to belief, I asked him if I could test his claim. He not only agreed but also actually welcomed the opportunity as he proclaimed himself a skeptic. And so a partnership was born...

...And so I, a fledgling researcher in the early stages of graduate training, began to design double blind tests that were far more rigorous than anything the "experts" had prepared for us. In short, Bennett passed these tests with flying colors, and I wondered what to do next..."

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