>"I imagine he grabbed it and placed it elsewhere. Or perhaps there was a second ball?"
> "Neither. Just one ball. The bowls stay on the table until the end. There are no holes in the table." The man lifts the bowls and ball up for a full view of the table, before sliding his hand across it, tapping the surface with his fingers along the way.
> "But-"
> "The ball isn't rigged, a simple rock would work just as well. There's nothing with the bowls either." The man shows the plain interior of the bowls. "Any other suspicions?"
> "The cards?"
> "They're for another game. ...Are you trying to frame me for cheating?"
> "No."
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