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Doc just smiled at Linus as if he was proud of himself.
"Son, I'd tell you where I learned to shuffle like this but, uh, I'm not so sure you would believe me," he said in his slight drawl.
He then sat down. Taking the deck of cards, he spread them in a line over the table with a single passing wave. He looked up at Kali with his cheshire cat smile and without looking, flipped the end card. The rest of the line then flipped in following, all cards going from the backs to the suits. Again grabbing the end, he quickly shrunk the line into a single pile and again began shuffling.
"Do remember, Miss," he said proudly, "I may be a doctor but I am also a gambler."
He then placed the cards face down before Linus.
"Cut the deck, Sir, and show the lady what you think of her," he said. When Linus did, he showed Kali the Queen of Hearts.