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The Fool

Card zero, the one the whole deck is named after here. A young traveler steps toward the edge of a cliff, face turned up to the sun, bundle on a stick, a white rose held lightly, a small dog at the heels. Smith drew the cliff so the next step is into air. Waite read it as innocence and the spirit on its way into the world, not foolishness. Earlier Marseille Fools were ragged beggars; this one is a well-dressed pilgrim, a deliberate change.

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