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Inside smoky shelters, a fast-paced, illegal card game has taken off in Solomon Islands
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Inside smoky shelters, a fast-paced, illegal card game has taken off in Solomon Islands

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<p>Growing numbers in the capital Honiara are playing the street card game Pass for a chance of a big payout, while risking big losses</p><p>As the school day ends in Honiara, *Irene, a 43-year-old teacher in a floral dress with a yellow daisy in her bun, steps on to a minibus.</p><p>After 10 minutes, Irene gets off the bus, walks down an alley, and enters a damp, smoky shelter. Plastic tables fill the space and playing cards are scattered on the floor. Irene has st

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<p>Growing numbers in the capital Honiara are playing the street card game Pass for a chance of a big payout, while risking big losses</p><p>As the school day ends in Honiara, *Irene, a 43-year-old teacher in a floral dress with a yellow daisy in her bun, steps on to a minibus.</p><p>After 10 minutes, Irene gets off the bus, walks down an alley, and enters a damp, smoky shelter. Plastic tables fill the space and playing cards are scattered on the floor. Irene has st
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