The game you will follow here, in every detail, concerns the reading of a book. This book is "Orthokosta" and it has been written by Thanasis Valtinos.

The felt is laid out, there are plenty of ashtrays and cigarettes. The coffee is boiling. The phones are off, the players have taken their positions. The deck is opened before everyone. One shuffles, the other cuts. It's my turn. I open the game by drawing a card, that is page 321: "I played a game of poker, dear military judge. . ."

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