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Here's a doozy. The other players have 5.5, 4, and 10 coins. The piles are all empty save one card, and there are only three cards in the discard. Look to other puzzles for ideas on the other cards if you need them.
The difficulty here is that any correct solution must account for the Last Laugh messing you up in any possible way.
IMPORTANT: There are at TWO unique solutions to this puzzle. Find them both!

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Solution 1:
Pluck the Fool Token - use Hocus Pocus - Play Duplicity, hiding the Fool Token into your keep - Reveal the Fool Token immediately - Providence Duplicity with the Count Token for the win.

Solution 2:
Pluck Joker - Play Hocus Pocus - Joker Providence to swap the Friar Token and Last Laugh - Draw to end the round - As Last Laugh, Providence Last Laugh and Purity for the win.

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