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How happy is a gambler! his pocket is a treasure! under his lucky hands brass becomes gold.

— Jean-François Regnard Le Joueur (1696)

Qu’un joueur est heureux! sa poche est un trésor!
Sous ses heureuses mains le cuivre devient or.

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