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[toothycat]

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"I'm telling you, it's certain! The world will end on the eighth. One hundred percent!"
"Oh, hush. You can't know that. No-one can know that, it's unpredictable by design."
"I know exactly how it works! You don't have to believe me if you don't want to, but mark my word - it'll be the eighth! I'm sure of it."
"Well, I guess there is a certain nonzero probability..."
"One hundred percent probability, I tell you! I'll bet ten to one. I have a foolproof method."
"Method? What sort of method?"
"Precise mathematical analysis. A comprehensive knowledge of the laws of physics. And a very small magnet in my sleeve."
The little blue-white ball of earth circled around the sun again, and came to a halt.
"Sector four, red!", the croupier declared.