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Richard Strand get punched in the face a reasonable amount, considering the world he's working in. He's used to it. Alex? Not so much.
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"Uncle," she whispered. "You have made me a monster."
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Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death by Charlotte_Stant for sophiahelix
Fandoms: The Lottery - Shirley Jackson, The New Yorker RPF
24 Dec 2025
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The picturesque village of Buell, Maine is one of the last in the United States to continue the tradition of the “harvest” or “prosperity” lottery. Its residents insist the lottery makes them stronger, even as condemnation from outsiders grows.
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Terms of Common Use by allyoops for Junior Anti-Sex League (jrasl)
Fandoms: Original Work
08 Jul 2018
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When Mr. Gledhill catches a young woman with unsuitable reading material after hours, he imposes a thoroughly instructive consequence.
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Dave Bowman is calm. He’s not upset. He’s not panicking. He’s calmly, efficiently making his way to the ship’s logic core.
There is horror threatening to seep in around the edges. He’s in an airless ship with three dead astronauts and an insane computer. He just jettisoned Frank’s body into the depths of space. He’s a hundred million miles from home, and the communication antenna is broken.
But Dave has a simple objective. He’s going to get to the logic core and disconnect HAL.
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Or, a non-traditional love story between an AI and the human he once tried to kill.
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- Part 3 of MsWhich Favorites