Charvaka positioned his Kali dice.
‘Now, 25, let’s see, I will go for a kill, and bet four.’ Charvaka tapped twice and placed the four-bet in position. He threw a 2. ‘27! You still live, Sanjaya.’
‘You are on a lion,’ continued Charvaka. ‘You could try for a kill...’ But Sanjaya was not persuaded. ‘There are two primes coming up, Sanjaya. I think you should go for a kill here. I will let you place a bad bet.’
‘I can’t afford to. It would cost me another seven bets — I have to equal your betting line, don’t I? Besides, if I’m not destined to score a prime, I won’t, no matter how many primes are coming up. I’ll go for a common.’
Charvaka chuckled to himself. Sanjaya threw a 1.
‘Now you’re on 28! A tiger. You must go for a kill, Sanjaya. Put down your seven bets — you’ll get them back wh
