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Chapter 19

           Ithrewforlife,andIwonlife.Itisaverywonderfulfeeling.Tohavesurvived.""Wouldn’tacorpseberatherembarrassingforyou?"Iwasstillsmiling,butitwaswearingthin."Notatall.Icouldeasilyproveitwassuicide."Hestaredatme,andhiseyeswentthroughmelikeatridentthroughafish.Withninety-ninepersonsoutofahundred,Iwouldhaveknownitwasabluff;buthewasdifferent,andanervousnesshadholdofmebeforeIcouldresistit."Russianroulette.""Butlessfallible.Thesepillsworkwithinafewseconds.""Idon’twanttoplay.""Thenyouareacoward,myfriend."Heleantbackandwatchedme."Ithoughtyoubelievedbravemenwerefools.""Becausetheypersistinrollingthedieagainandagain.Butayoungmanwhowillnotriskhislifeevenonceisbothafoolandacoward."Andhehadme.Itwasabsurd,butIcouldnotletmybluffbecalled.Ireachedfortheshaker."Wait."Heleantforward,andputhishandonmywrist;thenplacedatoothbymyside."Iamnotplayingatmake-believe.Youmustsweartomethatifthenumberissixyouwilltakethepill."Hisfacewastotallyserious.Ifeltmyselfwantingtoswallow."Iswear.""Byallthatismostsacredtoyou."Ihesitated,shrugged,andsaid,"Byallthatismostsacredtome."HeheldoutthedieandIputitintheshaker.Ishookitlooselyandquicklyandthrewthedie.Itranoverthecloth,hitthebrassbaseofthelamp,rebounded,wavered,fell.Itwasasix.Conchiswasabsolutelymotionless,watchingme

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