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Clouds

from The Game of Hope, c. 1799

Die Wolken. A bank of cloud, engraved dark on one side and lighter on the other. Insets: king of clubs and its German twin, the king of acorns. The dark and bright sides of the cloud gave later readers their rule that trouble sits on the shaded edge; on the game board it was simply a square of uncertainty.

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