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Lise's mention of her Tarot reading a while back made me think of this K5 story, which kind of suggests that there might be exploitable holes in the consistency of the universe, and that there are Things which have learned to exploit them. It's a neat idea, whether it's true or not.

The author, localroger, is an interesting chap. As well as writing a series on casinos and gambling, he's also done some reasonably good SF. His novel, The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect, is available online, as well A Casino Odyssey Online, a short story set in the same universe. Both stories have something to say about what humans would do if technology meant they could basically have anything they wanted. Neither of them are particularly pleasant though, be warned.

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