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The honest answer is that I don't know! As you can see, to play in 4 when there is fair chance of thirteen tricks is extremely disappointing, but quite what South can legitimately muster up that would give him and his partner a good chance of bidding the slam, it is difficult to see.

Perhaps the best slam invitational move, as suggested by His Royal Majestic Personage himself, would be to bid a direct 6! This was indeed a sensible suggestion, but I suspect the fact that it was made when he could see all four hands while scoring up made the decision slightly easier.
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