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Preamble

Dame Fortune

By Lewis H. Lapham

Spinning the wheel, meeting the Fates.

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Essay

Oil in the Can

By Eric Banks

A history of handicapping.

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Voltaire’s Luck

By Roger Pearson

The French philosopher outsmarts the lottery.

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The Gorgon’s Head

By William Kentridge

When every decision is the wrong decision.

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La Soledad

By Robert Coover

Our lives are directed by the whims of fortune. Salvation often comes from unexpected places.

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Our Savior

By Ludmilla Petrushevskaya

Magical stories come and go, but the song remains the same. There is no way we can escape our destinies.

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Dream Reading

By Ann Fabian

Interpreting dreams for fun and profit.

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