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Gambling, deception, and ruin haunt crime stories of vice
The text condemns cheating in gambling with marked cards loaded dice and accomplices. It recounts a San Francisco scene where a young miner loses heavily, a man’s plea to his parents, and a letter urging forgiveness. It laments betting’s spread, shows gamblers’ ruin, and contrasts moral warnings with a boarding school’s response to female empowerment.
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Maryland
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