As the prisoner was being led to the gallows, he found himself stopped in front of a small table. He didn't recognise the man behind it until he turned to thank the guard, at which point he realised he'd seen that side of the face on coins for the last few years.
"Now then, I like to give a chance at freedom, so please, pick a number between 1 and 1000."
"Uh... 6742."
The King rolled for dice.
"6..7...4...2!"
The prisoner smiled.
"It's best 2 out of 3 though.
Actually an illusion of a chance, I suppose."
The King smiled.
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