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| There was a sign "War is better than slavery." |
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| A piece of clothing was embroidered with turtle doves, silver stars, and chrysanthemums. |
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| A prime minister was thought to look more like a farmer than a politician. |
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| A character was accused of being a spy but said they were "an evil, worthless, wretched, girl." |
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| A car started by holding the brown ignition wires together. |
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| Rain blurred the lights and made the world disappear. |
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| There were twelve steps, a Zen garden, a towering wall, a gate, the city.. |
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| MC has straight brown hair while three of their siblings are blond. |
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| A person volunteers to quit the basketball team so they can do more chores. |
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| Character's real name "Darlene Joyce." |
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| Someone's mother is described as an "Oprah Winfrey" mom. |
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| A family argument causes two children not to communicate with their father for more than seven months. |
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| MC has to drive a younger sibling to another town for a sports banquet. |
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| A surprise kiss turns into a bloody nose for one of the characters. |
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| Reference to the town of Swenksville |
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| The father of a character starts a lawsuit against a school for an "ineligible player." |
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| Each family is only allowed to have two children, one boy and one girl. |
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| The word "love" becomes so meaningless that it's become almost obsolete. |
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| A character is told they would need bravery and courage to carry out their job assignment. |
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| A character has to stay behind in order to help a community adjust to a large amount of new and painful memories. |
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| A character is given the memory of a rainbow to help them understand colors. |
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| A character gives a young child a memory in order to calm him down for sleep. |
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| A discipline wand is used on the young and the old when rules were broken |
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| The MC tries to warm another character withe memories. |
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| A character sees their family in a different way after they begin to understand love. |
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| Citizens of a community "released" for a variety of reasons. |
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| The MC is exempted from rudeness and allowed to lie as part of a new job assignment. |
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| A community institutes climate control in an effort to have sameness. |
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| The MC has eyes that are an unusual color. |
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| The ability to see colors disappears after they are considered unnecessary. |
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| A character needs the "capacity to see beyond." |
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| Bicycles are the mode of transportation. |
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| It is necessary for characters to take pills every day. |
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| An office is relocated so often, people had trouble finding it. |
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| A character's father is labeled a "nurturer." |
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| A character attends a ceremony to receive a job. |
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| The number 19 is significant. |
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| A character's first painful memory is a sunburn. |
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| A character's favorite memory of family is at Christmas. |
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| "Up the hill" is a reference to a school. |
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| The Fallout Alley Youth Zone |
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| The universe gets hacked. |
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| A speeding ticket is erased from police computer records. |
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| A patch of grass is mistaken as a mirage. |
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| A discussion is held about making pasta. |
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| Rule #4 "No one may enter any store without the permission from the mayor." |
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| Hours and minutes were counted down. |
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| A cat was sitting atop the librarian's desk. |
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| November 10th, 10:18 AM is important. |
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| You are warned to "take care of yourself, the world, and everybody in it." |
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| A character gives away land and builds new settlements for veterans |
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| A character tries to adjust the calendar so it doesn't snow in the summer. |
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| A character bugs the King and Queen of Spain for eight years to pay for his trip. |
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| Lime juice is added to daily rations by the British Royal Navy. |
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| A character goes from "beautiful young king" to "Humpty Dumpty." |
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| A character and his court eat 450 chickens in one day. |
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| A character's fingers swell so much that her ring could not be seen anymore. |
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| A character takes his wife and son to England on a promo tour to earn more money. |
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| A character at the age of 45 uses a telescope for the first time and sees the moons of Jupiter. |
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| The priest refuses to come to the character's death bed because he hadn't written much church music. |
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| A character's valet cuts up the "bloody autopsy sheet" for souvenirs. |
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| A ring of white roses is put on the character's head to hide where his head had been cut open. |
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| People cut pieces of the dead person's hair to keep. |
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| A character walks 10-20 miles before he is ready to start writing. |
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| Cupping was used to remove bad blood from a person's body. |
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| A character was buried near Sir Isaac Newton. |
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| A character's life theory to "work slowly, never forget anything, and never make a mistake." |
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| Betting on games is the downfall of several characters |
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| The number of "student-athlete" references is counted. |
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| It is important for a character to borrow a car to visit someone out of town. |
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| Characters are surprised when they are greeted by a retired dean at a Days Inn Motel. |
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| The setting is the city of New Orleans. |
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| A college ethics professor causes a major problem for a student. |
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| Two eighth grade students receive press passes. |
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| "spadework" is used to describe "a lot of digging." |
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| Characters overhear a conversation which involves blackmail. |
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| One character feels like a little brother to a character his own age. |
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| A book began with a letter informing a character they have won a writing contest. |
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| A character is interested in a future job as a sportswriter |
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| There is a character who is tall, beautiful, and talented |
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| A character writes about a place called "the Palestra" |
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| Two fathers are clueless about what their children are involved in. |
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| Almost 93% of event attendees exhibit some sign of nervousness. |
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| Characters carry emergency tablets. |
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| The word "luck" is considered to be archaic and inaccurate |
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| The story is set in Mapletree Borough. |
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| Characters attend "Second School" |
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| Characters eat food for "health and performance and not taste. |
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| It is said, "How can we appreciate anything fully when overwhelmed with too much? |
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| A game center reminds a character of a science simulation. |
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| A green pill provides calming. |
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| A character struggles with "something returned and something lost" |
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| A character is disappointed when they think they've received a napkin as a gift. |
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| MC found balancing on the top of a burning roof of a barn |
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| MC forms the New Haven Militia by marching down the street in uniform and the other men join by following him. |
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| MC joins forces with Ethan Allen and The Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga. |
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| MC makes the best strategic move to capture the boat called George to gain control of Lake Champlain even though he has no official orders |
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| Volunteers have to be able to live in the woods and handle small boats to join a secret mission to invade Canada |
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| A midnight escape saves the lives of Americans surrounded by British ships. |
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| MC buys a trunk of gowns and has them delivered for his dear Betsy |
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| When the MC's sister and three sons stares and wife's grave the MC begins to feel the symptoms of gout. |
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| Troops arrive at the Great Carrying Place where they will have to carry the boats thirteen miles to the Dead River |
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| Men make gruel from their shaving soap, candle wicks, and hair grease |
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| More than five hundred soldiers and nearby farmers try to escape into a military post. |
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| The officers and volunteers are allowed to keep their swords when they surrender |
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| The enemy's officers move into Benjamin Franklin's house |
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| MC has a prisoner take of his coat and shoots holes in the coat. The prisoner is released and runs away to warn the indians. |
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| Two characters ride their horses to a handball court |
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| MC uses onion juice for ink |
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| MC craves approval, especially from George Washington |
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| A character marks many X's on a wall as a tally of days. |
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| When upset or frustrated a character throws "me balls" at people. |
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| Someone pushes many art supplies through a broken piece of window. |
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| The story is based on a real event that took place in Washington State |
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| A billboard plays an important part in the story. |
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| Yogurt raisins is a favorite snack of a MC |
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| Someone is able to see an old friend after climbing a tree |
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| A character is happy to see an old friend on TV in a joyful situation |
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| There is a discussion about the meaning of the words: Principal vs. Principle |
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| Someone calls a newspaper to report an injustice to an innocent character |
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| A cluttered musty gift shop has ashtrays for sale made from the hand of an animal |
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| Chocolate frosting is used to draw a picture on a white refrigerator |
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| People are surprised when a pet in the back of a convertible is given fries and a strawberry shake |
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| The characters Julia, George, and Stella are important to the story |
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| An ad on TV gives someone an idea for a project to help fulfill a promise |
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| A promise is made to a friend regarding protection of someone who is defenseless |
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| A claw stick used as a threat |
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| A neglected infected foot results in the death of a character |
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| Talk about suing a doctor |
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| Family referred to planets orbiting the sun |
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| An adult has a Portuguese accent |
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| The family carries a mutant gene |
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| The person who found a sled referred to as a hobo. |
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| There is a member of a zydeco band |
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| Note is left saying, "Get out of our school orc" |
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