When my course at university ended, I went out celebrating with fellow students. During the tour of Edinburgh bars our group separated and I met a guy from another course. He knew a place to continue drinking when the pubs closed.
That night, I was introduced to gambling, and Peter said if we scored a big enough win we could pay off our student loans. The next day I sat in a plush office in front of a casino manager, wishing that I’d never listened to my new acquaintance. I stared at the document in my trembling hands.
The man said, “Look on the positive side, Carl, it’ll be like starting a new, secret life.”
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