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Lottery Narrative Essay

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Usually the lottery is something you’re looking forward to, and hoping you will win, but not in this town. Yesterday evening the residents of Charleston, Nevada got together for their annual lottery. Like our lottery it has been going on since the town was founded, and will continue. However their lottery if different instead of someone happily winning they come together and randomly choose someone to stone to death. Mr Summers is in charge followed by his assistant Mr Graves, together they get 300 pieces of paper only one with the black dot, and put them in the dreaded black box. “ I don’t feel guilty for helping with the lottery I mean it's my job and duty to carry on tradition,” Mr Graves said. The day of the lottery was sunny and bright

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