Four men sat down to play,
They played all night till break of day.
They played for money and not for fun,
With separate scores for everyone.
When they had come to square accounts,
They all had made quite fair amounts.
Can you the paradox explain,
If no one lost, how all could gain?
What did they play?

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I HAVE ARRANGED PASSAGE ON THE NEXT SHIPMENT OF GARNISH AND BEDECKMENT TO HEAVILMAUN. DON’T WORRY IT HAS A STOP IN CALVARIN ONE DAY INTO THE TRIP AT WHICH POINT I SHALL DEPART THE CARRIAGE.

IT SHOULD BE EASY ENOUGH TO GO UNNOTICED AMONGST ALL THE TYPICAL SIMULACRUM, THOUGH UTILIZING THE SACELLUM FURTHER THAN THAT IS PRECARIOUS SO I AM HAPPY TO BE LEAVING.   I HAVE ENSURED THE SQUIRES QUIET BY HIGHENING HIS FEAR AND DEVOURING IT ALONG WITH MUCH OF HIS MENTAL CAPACITY, HE WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THESE TOURTURES. I HIGHLY INTEND TO HAVE ONE LAST DISPLAY BEFORE THE TOWNSFOLK PRIOR TO MY LEAVING, WITH THE HOPES OF MAKING THE TRIP ITSELF LESS OF A STRAIN, AS I DO NOT INTENT TO BE HELPLESS WHILE WE TRAVERSE THE ROAD TO CALVARIN.

HAVE YOU ANY GOOD WORD TO SEND OF THE OTHERS?

RJON

P.S. I HAVE HESITATED TO ASK, DO WE HAVE HOPES OF SURVIVING THOSE THAT RULE THE NIGHT?

You use me, so that others may not see and perhaps to block the day. Were you me, you would not know what anything looks like.

BQCE,

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