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INDEPENDENCE DAY,by R.T. Lawton
“Talk about ironic,” muttered Beaumont.
Yarnell, who was more concerned about catching the bartender’s eye for another drink and hadn’t really been paying close attention to the conversation, suddenly realized he had no idea what Beaumont was talking about. “What’s ironic?”
“After all them lottery tickets I bought and didn’t win anything, here my number comes up in the state drawing.”
“You won the state lottery?”
“You could say that,” replied Beaumont, “but I doubt they pay more than fifty bucks a day, plus mileage and meals.”
“What kind of lottery pays mileage and meals? Last I heard, the pool wa
