The potential for conflict at the beginning of this story occurs because, although no wager has been made, the protagonist and antagonist do not agree on how devastating solitary confinement would be.
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Although no wager has been made, the potential for conflict occurs because the protagonist and antagonist still don't agree on how devastating solitary confinement would be.
The potential for conflict was present at the beginning because both men passionately disagreed the wager was not made until after the conflict began. This means the potential for conflict was clearly their because conflict began before the wager was made.
