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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by GammaGames@beehaw.org to c/shortstories
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[โ€“] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] GammaGames@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I really need to read more of her, Iโ€™ve heard good things about The Left Hand of Darkness!

I've never heard a negative word about her

[โ€“] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

She got the name Omelas from reading a road sign for Salem, Oregon backwards.

The Doctor Who episode The Beast Below presents a similar dilemma, except with the option for amnesia.