DUEL/WAGER 2

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Later in the evening, in Atticus’s shop,

Atticus was sitting behind his counter in his shop with his hands clasped together. His 16 slaves were all standing in front of him, with Balthasar in front.

"I summoned everyone here today to make an announcement: we have a very important fight in the upcoming three days, and we are going to win that fight no matter what. I wagered this shop and our lives are on the line, so we would have no choice but to win this fight, and if we come out victorious, I am going to let 10 of you become free and go where you want to go too, but first you will all assist me in selling the lighters and candles that we are going to make from the wager and also help me manufacture more of them as those will be my ticket to becoming one of the richest and most powerful businessmen in the entire world," Atticus stated in a rumbling tone as he stood up from behind the counter.

"What I want from you all is to be on your best form and performance that day, a
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