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Narrated by:
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Stephen Hoye
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By:
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Orson Scott Card
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In a postapocalyptic America, Timothy Carpenter is a teacher in a farming community. When he discovers the farm foreman and other men are stealing food, he reports them to the authorities - an action that could cost him his life.
This story is included in Orson Scott Card's collection The Folk of the Fringe.
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Amazing story!
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