What evidence does the author provide in the opening sentence of the story and the paragraph that follows to suggest the risks that the main character will take to escape slavery

In "A Soldier for the Crow" the author states that “You were always a gambler and took chances”. You can tell that they are about to escape because the text says, “ Whichever way the dice fell or the cards came up, you began and ended your day as a slave.” This is the evidence he provides that suggest the risks that the main character will take to escape slavery.

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