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When (Mostly) False Hope Is Better Than No Hope At All

By Bill Dettloff · Lottery Geeks · December 2024

When (Mostly) False Hope Is Better Than No Hope At All

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"After that dream, winning the lottery was all I could think about. I never dreamed the numbers again because I didn’t have to."

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