But think if we succeed, I’ll acquire a whole boxful of memories. Big, jewel-like memories whose sharp edges will tear my master’s world around me like old silk. I’ll escape. Eat a whole orange rather than a mere pip. Oranges are bright, like the sun. Do they taste like the sun? I think they might. I almost remember that they do.
My master keeps my memories in a carved stone box tucked in a pocket of his silver-foam coat.
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My master keeps my memories in a carved stone box tucked in a pocket of his silver-foam coat. I know where it is. I know where everything is. That’s why my master keeps me.
He’s a great lord of his kind. Sometimes, when he’s pleased with me, he’ll open the box and let a memory slip out. It’s never much. A trickle of laughter. The profile of a face. The pieces settle into my mind, but never close enough for me to see the picture they should make. If I had that one picture I could find my way back to the world I walked before my master claimed me. The sun shone there. Here, there’s light, but only as suits my master’s mood. When he’s displeased, the sky grows dark and hollow as an armpit, and tiny sharp needles sleet down from the sky.
MLB Bets for Tuesday, April 20: Home Favorite Red Sox to Win vs. Blue Jays
SI Gambling analyst Roy Larking previews Tuesday s MLB betting action and shares the two top picks on his baseball betting card
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2021 NFL Draft Bets: Which Defensive Player Will Be Drafted First?
SI Gambling insider Frankie Taddeo breaks down the betting odds for the projected defensive players to come off the board first in the 2021 NFL Draft
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With the 2020 NFL Draft taking place in a few weeks, sportsbooks are expanding markets that include intriguing player and proposition betting markets. Oddsmakers are offering everything ranging from when players will be drafted, to how many players from each position will be drafted, to who will be drafted ‘first’ matchups. It is beneficial to target wagers that offer plus-odds instead of laying prohibitive odds that can undo months of successful bankroll management.