The author also uses the element of foreshadowing in a couple of instances in the story. For example, at the beginning, readers learn that Ebarito likes to hold his hand of six dominoes all in his left hand, which gives him a feeling of control and power. At the end of the story, Ebarito's left hand is shackled to the bed, which renders him helpless and in control of nothing.
Another example of foreshadowing is the mention of the "La caja de muerto," or "the dead man's box," which Ebarito holds in his last hand. This devastatingly bad hand humiliates Ebarito and causes him to fly into a rage at Paco, an act that ultimately ends in Paco's death.
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