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222Paula looked at Lisa. %u201cWhat do you fancy?%u201d She looked at Robert and asked the same.%u201cA game of cards is fine with me,%u201d Lisa said. %u201cAnd me,%u201d Robert added.%u201cI%u2019ll get the cards then,%u201d David said and went to a locker. %u201cWe can%u2019t play for money,%u201d Ben said. %u201cBut we ought to use something of value to make the game more interesting.%u201d%u201cWhat about strip poker,%u201d Lisa blurted out.They all looked at her in surprise.%u201cI%u2019m not certain that%u2019s a good idea?%u201d David said as he returned with the cards.%u201cI don%u2019t know about that,%u201d Ben said, smiling. %u201cWe%u2019re all sensible adults. We%u2019re going to be stuck with one-another for a many months and we know little about each other. It could be a fun ice-breaker. How do the rest of you feel?%u201d%u201cI%u2019m game,%u201d Robert said. %u201cSame here. I see nothing untoward about it.%u201d Norman told Ben.%u201cPaula?%u201d Ben asked her.%u201cOh. Um... okay then. Had I known in advance, I would have worn an extra jumper or something.%u201dThey all laughed.%u201cHow do we stake bets, like raising the ante etc.,%u201d David asked.%u201cI don%u2019t see that we can. I suggest we play a round, replace unwanted cards and then reveal our hands. Lowest scoring hand loses that round and has to remove an item of clothes. We end the game when one of us is sitting here in their birthday suit,%u201d Ben explained.%u201cI%u2019m fine with that idea,%u201d Paula said, and everyone else agreed. %u201cWhat does the winner get though? The person who wins the most rounds?%u201dSub