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Come on, Henri prayed, just
let me beat the odds this once. He wasn't clueless, knew exactly how
slim the chances of the roulette ball hitting 00 were. Everyone else at
the table, everyone in all of Monte Carlo, was having the same prayer.
Well, why not just this once? Why not make the improbable happen? Henri
clasped his hands and asked for the favor. And his roulette table hit
00. And the roulette balls at all the other tables hit 00. And every
blackjack player was dealt two aces. And every craps roll was seven.
And every slot machine hit, sending cacophonies of sirens and lights
through the casino. And every poker player was dealt a flush. And
several baccarat players collapsed to the ground with grand mal
seizures. And Henri suddenly went colorblind. And four older slot
machine players had strokes. And five overweight slot machine players
had heart attacks. And one man began growing painful red boils over his
body. And one young man spontaneously combusted. And Henri tried to run
out the west entrance of the casino, but a Peugeot crashed into it. And
Henri tried to run out the east entrance, but a herd of deer stormed
in. And Henri tried to get out the south entrance, but no one wanted to
step outside into the incessant lightning. |
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