The cycle of 52 years was reckoned by combining these signs in rotation with numbers up to 13, thus: I rabbit, 2 reed, 3 flint, 4 house, 5 rabbit, 6 reed, &c. By accident this calendar may be exactly illustrated with a modern pack of cards laid out in rotation of the four suits, as, ace of hearts, 2 of spades, 3 of diamonds, 4 of clubs, 5 of hearts, 6 of spades, &c. In the Mexican ritual calendar of the days of the year, the same method is carried further, the series of twenty day-signs being combined in rotation with numbers up to 13; as this cycle of days only reaches 260, a series of nine other signs are affixed in addition, to make up the 365-day year. [Please select]
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Said the ace of spades was walking up the stairs. [Please select]
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The ace of spades. [Please select]
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Some ran to look out old rusty half-forgotten spades and picks. [Please select]
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After the men had eaten and rested a little, picks and spades were swung along a line miles in length. [Please select]
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"He is as homely as the ace of spades, if that is what you mean." [Please select]
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