$ N4 m2 d: Q0 v$ RMan reads between naked buttocks to predict future ( d) |. {' }" wNaked buttocks can predict future, claims a blind German psychic. He says he can read people's futures by feeling their naked buttocks.2 v+ q1 Q: c7 K1 C) j
. Z4 p( M8 p! R) Z- cClairvoyant Ulf Buck, 39, claims that people's buttocks have lines like those on the palm of the hand, which can be read to reveal much about their character and destiny.& f- j4 r, L2 n8 ?
6 L2 _ o3 J/ j+ y3 p0 i"The bottom is much more intense -- it has a much stronger power of expression than the hand in my experience," Buck told Reuters. "It goes on developing throughout your life."5 l& _ X* I8 O) F/ Q
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By running his fingers along a number of lines on the surface of a client's naked buttocks, he says he can tell them about their future monetary success, family life, health and happiness.0 `: n# ~: o3 W. f& \, ]* _
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He says lines representing success, career and artistic ability extend inwards from the outer extremities of the buttocks, while a further five lines radiate outwards. & r9 r6 w9 w6 E2 s1 G # @ A" V' }9 e$ A$ ?Buck, who lives in the northern village of Meldorf, northwest of Hamburg, says all types come to him to have their bottoms read. # C$ I6 t% _! I& }6 l+ G7 }( z ( q7 \( _1 h+ E' aHe sees his blindness as a great asset, not least because it means customers do not risk having their identities revealed, Reuters reports.% ?, ^% b) ^4 u2 Z V
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"All sorts come, from cleaning ladies and secretaries to prominent members of the community. For them, my being blind is an advantage because I can do it without recognizing them again in the future." Buck has been blind since the age of three. 8 u5 K+ i! H- Q 1 G2 i, X1 w" ~* c& S% X"An apple-shaped, muscular bottom indicates someone who is charismatic, dynamic, very confident and often creative. A person who enjoys life," he said. "A pear-shaped bottom suggests someone very steadfast, patient and down-to-earth."$ \5 ]2 |0 ^+ ]0 b6 b/ O9 D' L
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He is quick to shoot down any suggestion that his buttock groping might be motivated by anything other than a genuine desire to probe people's futures.( D1 Z* k3 W- h, X6 Z
% Q7 m9 w; K8 ~; r7 Y5 j( Q"I do not need to feel bottoms for my own pleasure. My wife is quite beautiful enough for me," he said. + H$ j9 n8 V/ G8 b7 l- |& R# V9 r+ m" }2 {) R' B
Buck is reluctant to speak about his successes, but says he correctly predicted an actress from a popular German soap-opera was going to write a book, and says a stockbroker has been using his services for over two years. : t1 W* K7 a0 B( z
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"No stockbroker would keep asking a blind clairvoyant to tell them about future stock prices if they didn't believe I could to it," he said.$ \: z- _- c8 L7 v: @! f3 W