The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the bu…

Ambrose Bierce
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The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2015). A Cynic Looks at Life, p.43, Sheba Blake Publishing
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The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2015). A Cynic Looks at Life, p.43, Sheba Blake Publishing

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