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The Lottery

Shirley Jackson

Form
Form Short Story
Year
Year 1948
Pages
Pages 10

On a sunny June morning a small town gathers for its annual lottery, chatting about crops and dishes, and follows tradition all the way to the last handful of stones.

It isn't fair, it isn't right, Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her.
The Lottery, Shirley Jackson

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