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You got lucky, the way you see it – you got to Afghanistan for your next tour. If you drew the Queen of Spades, an IED will make you GO TO 0 but at least you died doing a job you felt strongly about, eh?

The mood in the country in 2008, and the result, got you coming home. You went for a government job, wanting to be in on the ground floor, and if you got Clubs you'll work in the Pentagon itself. Nobody messes with the Big D. You've got a wit that cuts limbs off and you dig deep and you know the field better than most of your co-workers. You're not going to have fun in 2017 but this is the roll of the dice, AND SO ON.

Queen of Diamonds, you don't get the job and you end up working local government in Pennsylvania. You end up a Representative: that war record trumps your age. When the election comes in 2016, you fight like hell to get your constituents to vote Clinton.

In November, the country narrowly avoids a really bad outcome and you end up headhunted for a Cabinet job for your troubles. This is a hard, gruelling life and to my surprise, trust me, the whole planet benefits from you ignoring Jane at school. AND SO ON.