The Chipmunk Oasis:
A Typical Dive in the Zenith City, January 2018
Narrated by Yours Truly
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| It was a cold, dark night. I was standing by the stove to keep warm. |
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| Mikos and friends were getting pretty heated about Trump's latest move when... |
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| Roger Redbelly turned and made a sharp remark. |
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| On the far side of the room da boys were in their own high stakes world. |
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| Kingpin Carl had a dice table going down there, too. |
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| Roger was hot now. Benny should've cut him off an hour ago... |
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| Louie fidgeted. He didn't want to get involved. |
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"I'll see your five and raise you ten."
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| When Maxie expressed her concern to Benny he shrugged. "It happens every night. |
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| Just then someone brought up the Russians and for a minute it looked like... |
Well, you know how it goes. It wasn't pretty.
For what it's worth, everybody got home safe.
Happy Wednesday.
No New York Times readers in this crowd. :)
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