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Notable events from FIGU's early years

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Before his collapse in November 1982, Billy's conscious powers often gave rise to discussions among us core group members and also among the regular guests and passive members. One or two people tried to imitate Billy more or less openly at one time or another, but it was always a one-off endeavor, like the one I witnessed.

One evening in August 1980, as we often did, we were sitting around the kitchen table after work. Billy, Thomas Keller, Roland Rüegsegger, Silvano Lehmann, Uschi Büchli, Freddy Kropf, and I, Bernadette Brand, as well as a few others, were present. Once again we talked about what Billy could do with his conscious powers, and Billy tried to make an honest effort to make it clear to us dull-witted listeners what was involved and in which direction one should strive if one wanted to achieve something similar. He was probably spurred on by our uncomprehending — not to say stupid — expressions to demonstrate his skills once again and thereby illustrate his words.

So a five-franc coin was placed between the two table tops so that a little more than half of it was sticking out from the top, whereupon those present braced themselves against it so that the piece of money sat firmly in place. Billy and a few of the men, including Thomas Keller and Roland Rüegsegger, tried to move the five-franc piece or pull it out of the gap in the table, which was unsuccessful because those sitting around the table did their best to hold it.

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Billy, now watched like a hawk by everyone present, raised his hand a few centimeters above the table — and with a lightning-like and powerfu