Dozens of parents fell for the ruse, enrolling children from the ages of seven to 17 in the summer course at £9,950 (100,000 yuan) a head.
Among the special powers the children were to be taught was the ability to read a book in 20 seconds and identify a poker card with the touch of a hand.
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Some would even excel to be able to see the answers to exams in their heads on sight of the test paper, the course promised.
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