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"I had sixteen friedrichs d’or, and there…there, maybe, lay riches! Strange thing, I haven’t won yet, but I act, feel, and think like a rich man, and I can’t imagine myself otherwise."

Pevear and Volok trans.
I struggled to wrap my brain around the opening, so I've been forging ahead and then rereading chapters. It's also missing the philosophy of his later great works 🥲 However, I'm definitely seeing inside the head of a gambling addict, which is fascinating. He's still funny and he still loves to make you guess at his meaning instead of just SAYING what he means right out. Love that.