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Week 7 Story: What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.

It wasn't just any regular night at the MGM Grand casino it was the night the 5 sons of the billionaire Alfred Hunter the inventor of the toothbrush. The 5 sons were there to celebrate one of their 21st birthdays. The son  whose 21st birthday  went by the name Rico. As soon as the sun went down the boys went straight to the blackjack tables. The MGM Grand casino manager knew who these boys were and knew  their large sum  of money and small knowledge of gambling techniques could win the casino a lot of money so he decided to watch them and do whatever he could to take their large fortune. As the night went on so did the partying, drink after drink these boys consumed making them even more reckless and  unstrategic  with their gambling. The manager knew it was his time to strike. The manager walked over to the group of boys and congratulated Rico on turning 21. He then went on to offer them a private gambling room with double the stakes as a birthday present ...

Reading: Mahabharata part B

1. Vidura's mother was a servant so he was able to become King. He's a member of Dhritarasthra's court but hes loyal to Pandu 2. The Pandava brothers used to live in the forrest with their mother Kunti. Now the Pandava brothers are back in the forest and must survive once again 3. There is a love affair between Bhima and the rakshasi Hidimbi 4. After defeating the rakshasa Hidimba, Bhima will now do battle with an asura 5. The Pandavas are currently living in hiding, disguised as Brahmins. News of the Draupadi's brings them out of hiding but they remain in costume 6. swayamwara of Draupadi 7. Arjuna won over Draupadi as his bride but due to Draupadi's mother's command all five Pandavas will now become Draupadi's husbands 8. Gives a more detailed story of Draupadi's childhood and why he she now has to have 5 husbands. 9. Yudhishthira becomes a king in his own right 10. The marriage with 5 husabands doesnt work because Arjuna breaks the housing si...

Reading: Mahabharata part A

1. Explains how Vyasa is born 2. Introduces the character Devavrata who is the son of King Shantanu and the goddess Ganga. He is a human but has the power of 8 gods. 3. Satyavati is now the new love interest of King Shantanu after he has been deserted by his first wife 4. Explains how Devavrata gets his name: the Sanskrit word the "terrible oath" which Devavrata takes here so that King Shantanu can marry Satyavati is Bhishma pratigya, hence the name "Bhishma." 5. Brishma takes the three daughters of the King of Kashi to be brides of Shantanu's son. 6. Only two of the girls will become Brishma's wives and the third one Amba will return in the story later. 7. Having wives didn't solve anything because King of Shantanu's son died before he could have any sons to carry on the family name. 8. I explain the birth of Karna and how he will be relevant in the story 9. King Pandu is cursed similar to when Dasharta was cursed from hunting. 10. Pandu re...