{"id":203,"date":"2021-05-26T18:09:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T10:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sflib.cn\/sffs\/?p=203"},"modified":"2021-05-26T18:09:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T10:09:33","slug":"house-rules%e3%80%8a%e8%b5%8c%e5%9c%ba%e8%a7%84%e7%9f%a9%e3%80%8b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sflib.cn\/sffs\/2021\/05\/26\/house-rules%e3%80%8a%e8%b5%8c%e5%9c%ba%e8%a7%84%e7%9f%a9%e3%80%8b\/","title":{"rendered":"House Rules\u300a\u8d4c\u573a\u89c4\u77e9\u300b"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
  1. Neon<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    10
    \nNe
    \nNeon
    \n\u6c16
    \n20.183<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    House Rules
    \u8d4c\u573a\u89c4\u77e9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I met the Devil in Las Vegas. He lives there full-time now. He says the light is good for his skin. We walked down the Strip at midnight, the neon reflected in his wraparound shades, and as we walked, I saw how his people adored him. Hookers seized his hand and kissed it fervently. Croupiers genuflected as he passed.
    \n\u6211\u5728\u62c9\u65af\u7ef4\u52a0\u65af\u4e0e\u6076\u9b54\u4f1a\u4e86\u9762\u3002\u73b0\u5728\u4ed6\u6574\u5929\u90fd\u4f4f\u5728\u90a3\u91cc\u3002\u4ed6\u8bf4\u706f\u5149\u5bf9\u4ed6\u7684\u76ae\u80a4\u6709\u597d\u5904\u3002\u5728\u5348\u591c\u6211\u4eec\u5e76\u8d70\u5728\u5927\u8857\u4e0a\uff0c\u9713\u8679\u706f\u5728\u4ed6\u8eab\u4e0a\u6620\u51fa\u4e00\u5708\u5149\u6655\u3002\u5f53\u6211\u4eec\u8d70\u8fc7\u65f6\uff0c\u4ed6\u7684\u624b\u7eb7\u7eb7\u7eb7\u7eb7\u5411\u4ed6\u81f4\u610f\u3002\u5993\u5973\u4eec\u6293\u8d77\u4ed6\u7684\u624b\uff0c\u70ed\u60c5\u5730\u543b\u5b83\u3002\u5f53\u4ed6\u8d70\u8fc7\u8d4c\u53f0\u7684\u4e3b\u6301\u4eba\u65f6\uff0c\u4ed6\u4eec\u4e00\u4e2a\u4e2a\u90fd\u5355\u819d\u8dea\u4e0b\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “They called Elvis the King,” I remarked. “But really, the title belongs to you.”
    \n\u201c\u4ed6\u4eec\u7ba1\u732b\u738b\u53eb\u2018\u738b\u2019\uff0c\u201d\u6211\u548c\u4ed6\u8bf4\uff0c\u201c\u53ef\u771f\u7684\uff0c\u8fd9\u4e2a\u2018\u738b\u2019\u7684\u79f0\u53f7\u5e94\u8be5\u7ed9\u4f60\u624d\u5bf9\u3002\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Oh, pshaw!” the Devil said, pleased. “What a sycophantic little toady you are! You must be hoping to sell me your soul.”
    \n\u201c\u5475\u5475\u3002\u201d\u6076\u9b54\u8bf4\uff0c\u4ed6\u633a\u9ad8\u5174\uff0c\u201c\u4f60\u8fd8\u771f\u4f1a\u62cd\u9a6c\u5c41\uff01\u4f60\u80af\u5b9a\u5728\u60f3\u7740\u51fa\u5356\u4f60\u7684\u7075\u9b42\u7684\u3002\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Well \u2026”
    \n\u201c\u5443\u2026\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “I gave up on that. Got out of the direct sales end of the business entirely. Too much quibbling about clauses and legalisms. I was spending all my time with lawyers! That’s no way to live.”
    \n\u201c\u6211\u5df2\u7ecf\u4e0d\u5e72\u90a3\u4e2a\u4e86\u3002\u5df2\u7ecf\u5b8c\u5168\u4e0d\u505a\u8fd9\u79cd\u4e70\u5356\u4e86\u3002\u8001\u662f\u8981\u4e3a\u6761\u6b3e\u548c\u6cd5\u5236\u8fa9\u6765\u8fa9\u53bb\uff0c\u65f6\u95f4\u5168\u8017\u5728\u548c\u5f8b\u5e08\u4eec\u6253\u4ea4\u9053\u4e0a\u4e86\uff01\u6839\u672c\u5c31\u987e\u4e0d\u4e0a\u751f\u6d3b\u3002\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “You don’t collect souls anymore?”
    \n\u201c\u90a3\u4f60\u4ee5\u540e\u4e0d\u6536\u96c6\u7075\u9b42\u4e86\u5417\uff1f\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “I didn’t say that. Here, let me show how it’s done now.”
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    We went into a casino thronged with people playing the slots. Now and again, bells would ring and a player would scoop up coins and feed them back into the machine, emotionless as a robot.
    \n\u6211\u4eec\u8fdb\u4e86\u4e00\u5bb6\u8d4c\u573a\uff0c\u91cc\u5934\u4eba\u4eec\u6b63\u73a9\u8001\u864e\u673a\u3002\u65f6\u4e0d\u65f6\u5730\uff0c\u94c3\u58f0\u4f1a\u54cd\u8d77\uff0c\u800c\u8d4c\u5ba2\u4eec\u5c31\u4f1a\u9762\u65e0\u8868\u60c5\u5730\u628a\u786c\u5e01\u6361\u8d77\u6765\u585e\u56de\u5230\u673a\u5668\u91cc\uff0c\u5c31\u50cf\u4e2a\u673a\u5668\u4eba\u4e00\u6837\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “The machines are rigged to return a fixed percentage of the take.” The Devil gestured toward the roulette wheel. “There are thirty-eight numbers, including the zero and double-zero. If you win, we pay off thirty-six to one. In the long run, the house always wins. It’s like a tax on people who don’t understand mathematics.”
    \n\u201c\u8fd9\u53f0\u673a\u5668\u88ab\u8bbe\u7f6e\u597d\u4e86\u83b7\u5956\u673a\u7387\uff0c\u201d\u6076\u9b54\u5411\u8f6e\u76d8\u8d4c\u6253\u4e86\u4e2a\u624b\u52bf\uff0c\u201c\u4e0a\u9762\u6709\u4e09\u5341\u516b\u4e2a\u6570\u5b57\uff0c\u5305\u62ec0\u548c00\u3002\u5982\u679c\u4f60\u8d62\u4e86\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u4f1a\u628a\u4e09\u5341\u516d\u4e2a\u6570\u5b57\u91cc\u7684\u94b1\u90fd\u8d54\u7ed9\u4f60\u3002\u4ece\u957f\u671f\u6765\u770b\uff0c\u8d4c\u573a\u6c38\u8fdc\u662f\u8d62\u5bb6\u3002\u8fd9\u5c31\u50cf\u5bf9\u4e0d\u61c2\u6570\u5b66\u7684\u4eba\u5f81\u7a0e\u4e00\u6837\u3002\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Sometimes people hit the jackpot, though.”
    \n\u201c\u4e0d\u8fc7\u6709\u65f6\u4eba\u4eec\u5c31\u662f\u4f1a\u4ea4\u597d\u8fd0\u3002\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Yes, and they’re always welcome back. We’ll send a private jet for them, if that’s what it takes. They invariably end up broke and in hock to the IRS within the year.”
    \n\u201c\u5bf9\uff0c\u7136\u540e\u6211\u4eec\u6c38\u8fdc\u6b22\u8fce\u4ed6\u4eec\u56de\u6765\u3002\u5982\u679c\u9700\u8981\u7684\u8bdd\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u4f1a\u6d3e\u51fa\u79c1\u4eba\u98de\u673a\u628a\u4ed6\u4eec\u63a5\u6765\u3002\u4ed6\u4eec\u603b\u662f\u4f1a\u5728\u4e00\u5e74\u5185\u7834\u4ea7\u7136\u540e\u8fdb\u4e86\u7a0e\u52a1\u5c40\u7684\u5c40\u5b50\u3002\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “This is legal?”
    \n\u201c\u8fd9\u5408\u6cd5\u5417\uff1f\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Oh, yes. Let me show you.” He led me to the poker tables. I couldn’t help noticing how grim and joyless all the players looked. “Poker is one of those rare games where, if you keep track of what cards have been played and maintain a cool head, the odds favor a skilled player.”
    \n\u201c\u54e6\uff0c\u5f53\u7136\u4e86\u3002\u6211\u6765\u7ed9\u4f60\u770b\u770b\u3002\u201d\u4ed6\u628a\u6211\u5e26\u5230\u6251\u514b\u724c\u684c\u524d\u3002\u6211\u65e0\u6cd5\u5ffd\u89c6\u724c\u624b\u4eec\u90a3\u4e9b\u51b7\u9177\u65e0\u60c5\u7684\u6837\u5b50\u3002\u201c\u6251\u514b\u724c\u8fd9\u79cd\u6e38\u620f\u9002\u5408\u4e00\u4e9b\u6280\u5de7\u7c7b\u8d4c\u5f92\uff0c\u53ea\u8981\u4ed6\u4eec\u80fd\u4e00\u76f4\u8bb0\u7740\u54ea\u5f20\u724c\u5df2\u7ecf\u51fa\u4e86\uff0c\u5e76\u4e14\u4fdd\u6301\u5934\u8111\u51b7\u9759\u7684\u8bdd\uff0c\u4ed6\u4eec\u4e00\u822c\u90fd\u4f1a\u6765\u8fd9\u91cc\u3002\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    He placed his hand on a card-player’s shoulder. “Excuse me, sir. You’ve been counting the cards. I’m afraid you’ll have to leave.”
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    The man looked up belligerently. “Yeah, so what? I \u2026”
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    The Devil’s eyes glowed red. “Don’t make me call the police.”
    \n\u6076\u9b54\u7684\u773c\u775b\u95ea\u7740\u7ea2\u5149\uff1a\u201c\u522b\u8ba9\u6211\u53eb\u8b66\u5bdf\u6765\u3002\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The man left quickly.
    \n\u90a3\u4e2a\u7537\u4eba\u8fc5\u901f\u79bb\u5f00\u4e86\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “And that’s all there is to it?” I asked, as we left the casino.
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    “That’s all. Our clientele leave in despair\u2014a sin in itself\u2014and in order to get back into the game, they’ll commit any atrocity imaginable. The odds always favor the house.”
    \n\u201c\u8fd9\u4e9b\u5c31\u662f\u5168\u90e8\u4e86\u3002\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u5ba2\u6237\u5c31\u8fd9\u4e48\u79bb\u5f00\uff0c\u6ee1\u6000\u7edd\u671b\u2014\u2014\u8fd9\u79cd\u7f6a\u5168\u662f\u56e0\u4e3a\u81ea\u8eab\u2014\u2014\u4e3a\u4e86\u8fd4\u56de\u7ee7\u7eed\uff0c\u4ed6\u4eec\u4f1a\u72af\u4e0b\u4f60\u80fd\u60f3\u5230\u7684\u4efb\u4f55\u7f6a\u884c\u3002\u8d54\u7387\u6c38\u8fdc\u5728\u8d4c\u573a\u8fd9\u8fb9\u3002\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “And then you take their souls to Hell.”
    \n\u201c\u7136\u540e\u4f60\u5c31\u628a\u4ed6\u4eec\u7684\u7075\u9b42\u5e26\u5230\u5730\u72f1\u91cc\u53bb\u4e86\u3002\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Oh, not any more. We’ve modernized.” The Devil indicated one of the neon signs. “Look inside the tube. See? Those are souls in torment. What a marvelous, jittery light they give off. It makes you subliminally nervous, and that in turn makes you more likely to gamble.”
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    I don’t mind admitting that actually looking at the tormented souls made me a little nervous myself. Suddenly, this whole thing didn’t seem such a good idea after all. And since the Devil wasn’t buying \u2026 I figured I might as well cut my losses.
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    “Well,” I said uneasily, “I’ll be seeing you.”
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    The Devil showed his teeth in a wide smile. “Oh, I’d bet money on it.”
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