The Lottery: a creative & effective way to avoid economic collapse

o you remember the creepy short story called “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson? It used to be required reading in most American high school literature classes. The story is about a small village that partakes in an unusual yearly ritual. The master of ceremonies is Mr. Summers who runs the local coal company. Once a year all the families in town gather to see whose family will get picked in a chance drawing by Mr. Summers. The family then must draw straws among themselves to see who the

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