context: Steven was happy to finally arrive at college, but he was worried about his room assignment and hoped he would be able to stay in the dorm he really wanted. It was a popular choice so the Resident Advisors were drawing lottery numbers to see who would get in and they said they'd be posting the names on a piece of paper on the bulletin board later on. Steven asked one of his teachers for advice, and also checked with one of his classmates, but they said it would be a matter of luck, that's all, so Steven crossed his fingers and hoped.
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