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next. You are always one step ahead and in control. Give the victim a thrill with a sud- den change of direction.
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    10 Use the Demonic Power of Words to Sow Confusion page 251
    It is hard to make people listen; they are consumed with their own thoughts and desires, and have little time for yours. The trick to making them listen is to say what they want to hear, to fill their ears with whatever is pleasant to them. This is the essence of seductive language. In- flame people's emotions with loaded phrases, flatter them, comfort their insecurities, envelop them in sweet words and promises, and not only will they listen to you, they will lose their will to resist you.
    11 Pay Attention to Detail page 265
    Lofty words of love and grand gestures can be suspicious: Why are you trying so hard to please? The details of a seduction — the subtle gestures, the offhand things you do — are often more charming and revealing. You must learn to distract your victims with a myriad of pleas- ant little rituals — thoughtful gifts tailored just for them, clothes and adornments designed to please them, gestures that show the time and attention you are paying them. Mesmerized by what they see, they will not notice what you are really up to.
    12 Poeticize Your Presence page 277
    Important things happen when your targets are alone: The slightest feeling of relief that you are not there, and it is all over. Familiarity and overexposure will cause this reaction. Remain elusive, then. Intrigue your targets by alternating an exciting presence with a cool distance, exuberant moments followed by calculated absences. Associate yourself with poetic images and objects, so that when they think of you, they begin to see you through an idealized halo. The more you figure in their minds, the more they will envelop you in seductive fantasies. 13 Disarm Through Strategic Weakness and Vulnerability page 285
    Too much maneuvering on your part may raise suspicion. The best way to cover your tracks is to make the other person feel superior and stronger. If you seem to be weak, vulnerable, en- thralled by the other person, and unable to control yourself you will make your actions look more natural, less calculated. Physical weakness —t ears, bashfulness, paleness — will help cre- ate the effect. Play the victim, then transform your target's sympathy into love. 14 Confuse Desire and Reality—The Perfect Illusion page 295
    To compensate for the difficulties in their lives, people spend a lot of their time daydreaming, imagining a future full of adventure, success, and romance. If you can create the illusion that through you they can live out their dreams, you will have them at your mercy. Aim at secret wishes that have been thwarted or repressed, stirring up uncontrollable emotions, clouding their powers of reason. Lead the seduced to a point of confusion in which they can no longer tell the difference between illusion and reality.
    15 Isolate the Victim page 309
    An isolated person is weak. By slowly isolating your victims, you make them more vulnerable to your influence. Take them away from their normal milieu, friends, family, home. Give them the sense of being marginalized, in limbo — they are leaving one world behind and entering another. Once isolated like this, they have no outside support, and in their confusion they are easily led astray. Lure the seduced into your lair, where nothing is familiar. xvi • Contents
    Phase Three: The Precipice — Deepening the Effect Through Extreme Measures 16 Prove Yourself page 321
    Most people want to be seduced. If they resist your efforts, it is probably because you ham' not gone far enough to allay their doubts — about your motives, the depth of your feelings, and so on. One well-timed action that shows how far you are willing to go to win them over will dis- pel their doubts. Do not worry about looking foolish or making a mistake — any kind of deed that is self-sacrificing and for your