MAG 29 Cheating Death
The Magnus Archives
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Death and the Pharaoh
The rules of the wager had not been clearly explained but as the shivering began to overtake him the soldier clutched this faint hope. As death reached its hand for the final cards he placed his copper upon his pile the six-sided token that reversed the bet. Now it was if death drew the three as the dealer's card he would win. But what else could he do? He took the thin length of twine wrapped around his thumb and threw the tiny drilled hole in his copper and pulled its taut. With an almost imperceptible flick of the wrist he pulled it back in into his hand removing it from the board and leaving his bet to win when the three was drawn
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