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The Lottery Taught Us That the World Can Be a Scary Place (Column)
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The Lottery Taught Us That the World Can Be a Scary Place (Column)

And that was good, because guess what? The world is a scary place

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Jul 08, 2023
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Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery first appeared in print in The New Yorker in the June 26, 1948 issue and according to legend, generated more lette…

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