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One Eyed Jacks and Mexican Gold

Though it's been decades and a million one eyed jacks ago i still can remember them plopping down amidst the perfume and the smack of chips at a low stakes blackjack table.. Older lady- younger man dressed in blue jeans and plaid shirts I guessed them to be mother and son but I could be wrong. They were quiet and pleasant unlike the rest of us. Depending upon the ebb and flow of the game they would slide 5$ chips back and forth to one another.. always betting the minimum. They didn't play for very long they drained their drinks then quietly left. For a short while afterwards there was still a hint of Mexican gold or perhaps bull thistle in the air... i like to think they broke even.

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