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“Dowsers find water,” says Shekel.<\/p>\n

“Dowsers find water as often as I draw aces, in a double-blind test,” says Etienne.<\/p>\n

Shekel nods calmly. “Because you assume they’re looking for the pipes buried right underground,” he says. “What about aquifers? What about how we live on a sphere?”<\/p>\n

“You’re saying the reason dowsers get false positives,” Etienne manages, “is that they feel water on the other side of the earth?”<\/p>\n

“All depends on your rod.”<\/p>\n

“Jokes aside,” says Etienne, “that would make dowsing practically useless anyway.”<\/p>\n

“Ain’t so.”<\/p>\n

“Prove it.”<\/p>\n

Shekel nods, bends, grips the planet, and turns it toward Saturn’s moons.<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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