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Mr. Summers calls their attention to get the lottery started, and the scattered family members hurry about and find each other. Mr. Summers brings out an old black box that has been used for the lottery even before Old Man Warner (the oldest man in town) was born. Back in the days when the village was a lot smaller, pieces of wood chips were used to put in the box. However, since the village ws growing, they discovered to use paper slips instead. Mr. Summers mixed up the paper slips in the box with his hand while reciting some long ritual that had been used ever since the lottery was founded. During the recital, kids looked innocently about, the voice
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A burst of objection came from Terri Hutchinson (the wife), pleading with Mr. Summers took the slip with the balck dot and four blank slips back into the box. He explained, as it was always known, that everyone got a fair chance at picking his or her own slip from the black box.
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The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson
. Summers started calling out each family's name that lived in the village, having the head of each family put their hand in the box and tightly grab a slip of paper which was not to be opned until each family had received their slips. The crowd circulated around Terri, gathering stones in both hands. The tribe would sacrifice one member, despite their age or sex, to death for their "God(s). The cries from Terri held no avail as the crows came upon her. of people talking was kept at a low whisper, but the majority held their tongue with heavy nervous thoughts on their mind. Saying that if they all felt wrong they would have stopped it already.
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