Play the game, but don't believe in it – that much you owe yourself ... Play the game, but raise the ante, my boy. Learn how it operates, learn how you operate. (Ralph Ellison)

Play the game, but don't believe in it – that much you owe yourself ... Play the game, but raise the ante, my boy. Learn how it operates, learn how you operate.

Ralph Ellison

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