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4 times the bet less 10% for the house.  The bet is decided by an attendant who cast out a large pile of cash & then removes these 4 at a time until there are less than four or just four remaining & this number is the winner.  It is quite according to luck and has no element of judgement connected with it to make it interesting.
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The flower boats are the resort of the young bloods of Canton after 9 P.M. & here we went at 9:30.  The boats lay anchored in the stream side by side at the far end of the [[strikethrough]] table [[/strikethrough]] town & a sandpan voyage was necessary to reach

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Math question 2 + 10 =

Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.