COL49 - Chap 1: Oedipa says no to drugs

[Michael Bailey]

Laura wrote:
> Oedipa gets another three-in-the-morning phone call from Dr. Hilarius, begging her to join his LSD trial.  Specifically, as #104.  Any significance to the number?
>

we need a hundred-and-fourth for the bridge...

maybe too banal, but, isn't that reminiscent of "we need a fourth for
Bridge" (the card game)

which digs in the direction of "acid-tripping as another suburban game"
but also equally and oppositely points to the mind-expanding
properties of card games (since the Mother of all decks of cards is
the Tarot, after all)