The Prosperous Buffalo slot machine had an orange glow emanating from a background of brown that reminded Andre Tremaine of his second wife's attempt at meatloaf.
Andre pressed the button and the five reels rolled.
Three wolves, one buffalo, one cobra.
5 wolves paid the jackpot of 2500, 5 buffalo the Prosperity Progressive Jackpot of currently 23,788, rising by a dollar approximately every 3 minutes.
Andre was a little stoned, and just drunk enough to want to be more drunk, but the buffalo called to him.
He had a pact with the glass buffalo, going back to a trip out west.
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