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As he unfolded the brown wrappings of his tootsi-roll in the dinky little motel he had checked into the previous day, he noticed he had missed a spot from his earlier encounter.  A woman, around the age of 23, Susan was an only child, a repeated offender of the law, and quite possibly a prostitute, this we are unsure of.  Jerry, a Sophisticated young lad around the age of 25, he grew up a loner, the kids always made fun of him for never being interested in any girls when most others had hit puberty.  An outcast, Not a crazy psychopathic outcast like most other serial killers out there.  Simply one of those who could  easily be cast aside and forgotten about without a second guess.  He cleans the blood stains off the bathtub, and vigorously washes his hands.

He pulls out a  tattered map of the United states, you can tell its been used many times before, from the gradient spectrum of browns from obvious coffee spills, arguably red stains from blood, but what is strange, is something was written on the back, in a faded light blue pen. Written upside down were the words "i have to do this, I'm sorry.  I love you, beth" with tear stains from her writing the note, and him reading it. Torn edges, and crumpled folds, he takes out his red pen, like he always does. He simply puts an X on where San Francisco should be.

He packs his bags, a duffle bag, and a backpack. he puts his dry cleaning in his duffle bag, you can just smell death covered with the sweet smell of spring  meadows, He finishes packing up his belongings, and looks at the map one more time.  He draws an arrow to Sacramento. You can see other lines, he started off in a small town near Houston Texas, and then made his way east. six or seven other X's mark other stops along his way to Los Angeles, Notable ones are in Phoenix, San Diego, and Riverside where Women have been reported missing.

He has an odd pattern to his mishaps, He finds a girl at a bar, but not one who has had too much to drink, he wants to know who she really is. after they chat for a while, he offers to taker her back to her place without any intentions, and offers to take her out the next day.  Most accept and they go out into a public place, they get to know each other.  After about an hour of conversation, he reveals he has a problem that can be fixed, their expressions are always the same, mouth open, shocked, confused, hurt, and misguided.  Unbeknownst to others around them, the two seem to be having a nice chat with some bad news, nothing to get over excited about.  Following her expressions comes the oh so  familiar apology, and tells them that he will give them a ride back. This is where things go from sweet to sour.

He never sleeps with his victims, he has respect. perhaps not as much as the average Joe.  He doesn't torture them, Jerry makes their deaths quick and painless. sometimes strangulation, others, he will cut her throat.  he will always ask how they want to go. and he usually abides by it, as long as it doesn't involve a gun. He has a strong hatred towards guns, as a child, the kids would always pretend to shoot blanks at him.  one time, one of the guns had a real bullet. when it went off, it overpowered all the other powder caps that they were shooting, nothing slowed down. He could just feel the hot metallic texture of the bullet as it broke up inside his leg, he could feel the bullet get ripped apart. Everything he remembers went white after that, he may have blocked it out himself, or he may just not remember.

He leaves his hotel room, not leaving any trace of anyone ever being there, it looked like the maids had just cleaned the room. He gets into his old '87 dark cherry red two door cadillac, the one with the white top, and the rims that glisten when struck by the sunlight.  He gets on the 80 freeway going east, towards Sacramento. He does his usual routine, however, this one is different.  He seems to be happy when she smiles, and she has the same eyes as his previous Lover, Beth.  Without thinking, he kisses her on the cheek, she blushes and asks why he did that, they don't  knew each other. he quickly turns much more red than the cherry red of his cadillac.  They hit it off great, he is actually happy for once in his life, other than the times he spent with beth.

However, she ends up much like the rest. eyes closed, in the bathtub filled of that liquid cherry red blood everyone is oh so familiar with.  Jerry is crying.  this is the first time he has cried since she left. leaving that note on the back of his map.  Lying on his hotel bed, staring up into the depths of the ceiling, he hand folds off the edge of the bed, holding the beloved map.  The map floats down to the ground, Written on the front, on the east side of the country, was written,

"Jerry, i want to go so many places with you, lets go here..."  An X is marked on Houston, Salt Lake, Vancouver, St. Louis, Los Angeles, San Diego, and New York.  all in black ink.  he unfolds another tootsi-roll wrapper, and takes a bite of the unknown taffy like substance.  He gets up, walks over to the bathroom, more pale than usual. he sits down on the tolite, stares at her pale flesh, he can see the beauty he had just slain.  vivid memories of Beth scream into his mind, he is happier than ever, things start to get whiter, he looks down, as he removes the syringe full of morphine.  All but 5 cc's are left out of the full 200.  his eyes flutter upwards, he mutters "im sorry." and passes into a deep sleep.

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i know its got flaws, timing / pacing / character development. but it was fun writing it a few years ago and decided someone here might also like it. comments / criticism are appreciated!

title: not the best, but it was fun writing it!

question: Summarize the fourth paragraph.

answer: Jerry's method of picking up women at the bar to murder is detailed.

question: Why does Jerry clean blood stains off the bathtub?

answer: He is a serial killed who presumably just murdered someone.

question: What is the reason that Jerry hates guns?

answer: He was traumatized by being shot as a child.

question: What made Beth special to Jerry?

answer: They probably hit it off well, and she made him happy.

question: What might have happened if Jerry and the woman he picked up near Sacramento hadn't hit it off?

answer: He probably wouldn't have thought of Beth and gotten emotional.


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This is a list of the MAMMAL SPECIES RECORDED IN RÉUNION. Of the mammal species in Réunion, one is critically endangered, one is endangered, two are vulnerable, and one is considered to be extinct.[1]

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

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  EX   EXTINCT                 No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
  EW   EXTINCT IN THE WILD     Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
  CR   CRITICALLY ENDANGERED   The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
  EN   ENDANGERED              The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
  VU   VULNERABLE              The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
  NT   NEAR THREATENED         The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
  LC   LEAST CONCERN           There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
  DD   DATA DEFICIENT          There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.
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Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:

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  LR/cd   LOWER RISK/CONSERVATION DEPENDENT   Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued.
  LR/nt   LOWER RISK/NEAR THREATENED          Species which are close to being classified as vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes.
  LR/lc   LOWER RISK/LEAST CONCERN            Species for which there are no identifiable risks.
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Subclass: Theria

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

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The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

-   Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
    -   Subfamily: Pteropodinae
        -   Genus: _Pteropus_
            -   Mauritian flying fox, _Pteropus niger_ VU
            -   Small Mauritian flying fox, _Pteropus subniger_ EX
-   Family: Vespertilionidae
    -   Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
        -   Genus: _Scotophilus_
            -   Lesser yellow bat, _Scotophilus borbonicus_ CR
-   Family: Molossidae
    -   Genus: _Mormopterus_
        -   Natal free-tailed bat, _Mormopterus acetabulosus_ VU
-   Family: Emballonuridae
    -   Genus: _Taphozous_
        -   Mauritian tomb bat, _Taphozous mauritianus_ LC

Order: Cetacea (whales)

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[Humpback whales are main target for whale watching seasons (off St-Gilles).] The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.

Rules of whale watching activities have been situated by OMAR (Observatoire Marin de la Réunion) and Globice (Groupe local d'observation et d'identification des cétacés).

-   Suborder: Mysticeti
    -   Family: Balaenopteridae
        -   Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
            -   Genus: _Balaenoptera_
                -   Common minke whale, _Balaenoptera acutorostrata_ LC
                -   Antarctic minke whale, _Balaenoptera bonaerensis_ DD
                -   Bryde's whale, _Balaenoptera edeni_ DD
                -   Southern sei whale, _Balaenoptera borealis schlegelii_ EN
                -   Southern fin whale, _Balaenoptera physalus quoyi_ EN
                -   Pygmy blue whale, _Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda_ DD
                -   Southern blue whale, _Balaenoptera musculus intermedia_ EN
        -   Family: Megapterinae
            -   Genus: _Megaptera_
                -   Humpback whale, _Megaptera novaeangliae_ LC
        -   Family: Balaenidae
            -   Genus: _Eubalaena_
                -   Southern right whale, _Eubalaena australis_ LC (rarer in today's Réunion)[2]
-   Suborder: Odontoceti
    -   Family: Physeteridae
        -   Genus: _Physeter_
            -   Sperm whale, _Physeter macrocephalus_ VU
    -   Family: Kogiidae
        -   Genus: _Kogia_
            -   Pygmy sperm whale, _Kogia breviceps_ DD
            -   Dwarf sperm whale, _Kogia sima_ DD
    -   Family: Ziphidae
        -   Genus: _Indopacetus_
            -   Tropical bottlenose whale, _Indopacetus pacificus_ DD
        -   Genus: _Ziphius_
            -   Cuvier's beaked whale, _Ziphius cavirostris_ DD
        -   Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
            -   Genus: _Mesoplodon_
                -   Blainville's beaked whale, _Mesoplodon densirostris_ DD
                -   Gray's beaked whale, _Mesoplodon grayi_ DD
                -   Hector's beaked whale, _Mesoplodon hectori_ DD
                -   Layard's beaked whale, _Mesoplodon layardii_ DD
                -   True's beaked whale, _Mesoplodon mirus_ DD
    -   Superfamily: Delphinoidea
        -   Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
            -   Genus: _Steno_
                -   Rough-toothed dolphin, _Steno bredanensis_ LC
            -   Genus: _Grampus_
                -   Risso's dolphin, _Grampus griseus_ DD
            -   Genus: _Globicephala_
                -   Short-finned pilot whale, _Globicephala macrorhynchus_ DD
            -   Genus: _Sousa_
                -   Indian humpback dolphin, _Sousa plumbea_ NT
            -   Genus: _Tursiops_
                -   Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, _Tursiops aduncus_ DD
                -   Common bottlenose dolphin, _Tursiops truncatus_ LC
            -   Genus: _Stenella_
                -   Pantropical spotted dolphin, _Stenella attenuata_ LC
                -   Striped dolphin, _Stenella coeruleoalba_ LC
                -   Spinner dolphin, _Stenella longirostris_ DD
            -   Genus: _Delphinus_
                -   Long-beaked common dolphin, _Delphinus capensis_ DD
            -   Genus: _Lagenodelphis_
                -   Fraser's dolphin, _Lagenodelphis hosei_ DD
            -   Genus: _Peponocephala_
                -   Melon-headed whale, _Peponocephala electra_ DD
            -   Genus: _Pseudorca_
                -   False killer whale, _Pseudorca crassidens_ DD
            -   Genus: _Feresa_
                -   Pygmy killer whale, _Feresa attenuata_ DD
            -   Genus: _Globicephala_
                -   Short-finned pilot whale, _Globicephala macrorhynchus_ DD
            -   Genus: _Orcinus_
                -   Orca, _Orcinus orca_ DD

Notes

[1] This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.

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title: List of mammals of Réunion

question: Which animals, according to this list are endangered

answer:
According to this article, there are three endangered animals. They fall under the suborder Mysticeti. The following animals are endangered
Southern sei whale
Southern fin whale
Southern blue whale


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Education

Nelson attended the Ekiti State University, and graduated with a LLB in 2013, after which he proceeded to Nigerian Law School where he was called to bar in 2014. While in Law School, he created an online platform that helps legal practitioners, law students and those interested in legal issues to interact with the view to collaborate and bridge the gap that comes with jurisdictional issues. He taught interested students how to use some tech tools that would be beneficial to their legal practice in law school. In 2016, he proceeded to the University of Ibadan for a master's degree course in forensic science where he graduated in 2017.[6]

Career

On completion of his law degree, he did an internship with Justice Development Peace Center in Ondo State. The internship introduced him to his early work in the development sector.[7] After his call to bar, Nelson Olanipekun worked with Bola Ige & Co. from 2014 to 2015 before proceeding to Oluwaseun Dada & Co from 2015 to 2017. It was at this time he came up with the idea to form his own civic tech organization due to time wastage in securing justice.[8]
While at private practice, he worked with bank related, land related cases and he said that some of the banks, and some of the entities that were his clients paid to actually delay the speed of the case because they didn't have a defense to the case.[9] In 2017, he established Citizens' Gavel, a civic tech organization aimed at improving the pace of justice delivery through the use of technology after an incubation programme of Civic Hive (the incubation and media arm of BudgIT).[10] He started operations in Lagos before opening offices in Ibadan and Abuja.[11][12][13] It was known as Open Justice at the time of establishment.[14][15]
Nelson, through Gavel, started the first Social Media legal aid initiative providing assistance for victims of human rights, domestic violence, bank extortion. He is known for his work on police brutality, coercion and extra judicial killings. As a co-strategist alongside Segun Awosanya and legal consultant to End SARS; a movement committed to the eradication of SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad), he and his team secured a presidential order to overhaul the squad.[16] Gavel started with 9 staff members but has since grown to 16 full-time staff and works with over 150 lawyers across 19 states of Nigeria.[17] He started Gavel to help the poor access speedy delivery of justice. He developed the urge to provide legal aid regardless of economic constraints due to an experience he had when he was much younger. His father had taken a loan from the bank to run a grocery distribution company that went bad. Despite the fact that he had paid the loan money in full, the bank came to sell his house, which was used as collateral. It was with the aid of a pro bono lawyer that they were able to get justice and retain the house.[18]
Through his organization, he was able to secure the release of more than 50 people in custody and intervened in over 1,000 situations involving attempted extortion by police or judicial officials in its first year of operation.[19][20]
On the 7th of December 2019, he wrote to Clement Boutillier of the European Union to blacklist the Department of State Services (DSS) over the rearrest of Omoyele Sowore, convener of Revolution Now Movement. This was after the DSS operatives stormed the Federal High Court, Abuja to rearrest Sowore. He also asked the EU to place a travel ban on the DSS leaders.[21]

Personal life

Nelson is a Christian. He once stated in an interview that he loves movies and video games.[22]

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title: Nelson Olanipekun

question: Summarize Nelson's education.

answer: Nelson did his LLB from Ekiti State University in 2013. He later went to Nigerian Law School and was called to the bar in 2014. He taught students how they can use tech tools that could help with their legal practice. He later went to the University of Ibadan, where he did a master's degree course in forensic science and graduated in 2017.

question: Summarize Nelson's career.

answer: Nelson did an internship with the Justice Development Peace Center in Ondo State. He next worked with Bola Ige & Co. and then proceeded to Oluwaseun Dada & Co. He then started his private practice where he worked with bank and land-related cases. He then established Citizens' Gavel and started a social media legal aid service. Through his organization, he's managed to intervene in 1,000+ situations involving attempted extortion within just 1 year.

question: Summarize the married life of Nelson.


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I'm not certain [MF] is the proper tag, but I wrote something I would like to share. I'm pretty new to writing, but I was pretty happy with this after finishing it. Titles are hard, and this doesn't have one yet. I apologize for the poor formatting. Feedback is welcome.

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He was alone, not just separate, truly alone, walking through an empty city, desolate and unchanging. Buildings were thrown up to either side, useless and crumbling. Everything had been used up, and, now, it was time to move on.

He took what meager supplies he had, and he packed them together well enough to be moved. It didn’t matter much to him which way he went, the city stretched on in every direction, spread out in a careful grid pattern, despite the total lack of care now apparent within every cell of table. He decided to go south simply because it seemed easiest. There was no one left to ask, so the path of least resistance decided much of what he did.

Navigating his way out of the city was simple. Many of the signs still stood, and he didn’t particularly care where he ended up once he was out. He followed the roads through the city, and, eventually, the buildings became less dense and nature began to encroach on what used to be the territory of man.

He walked for several days, making camp along the way to stop, and he began to slow when it seemed as though nature had won and taken over entirely. Anything left of civilization was in ruins; the road was broken and overgrown and the buildings that used to stand proud were now little more than foundation and dust.

To the west, there was a winding and violent river flowing from an unknown source far away, and, on the opposite side, there was a dense forest. The two were so different it was almost startling; one threatening to smash him to bits against the rocks, and the other hiding who knows what within, telling nothing.

As he became more familiar with his surroundings, he could pay more attention to the finer details of what was around him. He noticed the animals in the trees and the ants between the cracks in the road. Nothing he saw interested him much, until one morning, he saw a figure standing within the overgrowth at the edge of the road.

Could it be true? Perhaps he was hallucinating, having eaten something tainted, but he couldn’t dismiss this sighting. Could this be a person like him, looking desperately for another? He doubted it. It all seemed too good to be true. When the world was in ruins, being kind wasn’t a high priority for many. He began to wonder whether it was even worth the risk in trying. The figure was far away, and it may not have even seen him yet. He could simply wait it out, or turn and leave.

He thought about his conundrum for a short time, but eventually the figure made the decision for him and darted off into the trees.

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She had just risen. She awoke, but didn’t leave right away. She lay staring up at the ash gray sky, watching the clouds float about. What reason was there to rush anymore? There were no deadlines.

She lazily rose up and moved out from her camp to look around. Nothing had changed, as always. Nothing ever changed anymore. She stood, watching, and she began to wonder why she even kept trying. All that was left was trying to survive, and doing so alone was exceedingly dull.

She stood staring across at the raging, the only thing that ever moved anymore, until she noticed something down the road. It was someone else.

Her calm, uncaring attitude quickly evaporated and was replaced with panic. None of her dealings with people had gone well since the world had moved on. Everyone left was treacherous and thieving. How could she trust anyone? Could she even gamble approaching the person? Then again, what had she to lose? No matter what happened, this person promised an end to the monotony, but she wasn’t so bold as to run out in front of what could be a terrible end for her.

She decided to hide for a while and just observe. If the man seemed safe, she could approach later, but, for the time being, she would watch.

She ran back to her camp within the trees and packed up what she could carry. She left a little to make it seem like someone would be returning. She would test this new person to see if he really was a thieving vulture like the rest.

She left her camp and ran off, but she watched the road still, out of sight. She wanted to believe that this stranger could be good, but she didn’t need to take undue chances.

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He had seen the figure run off in a hurry, but he couldn’t know for sure what had happened. Had the figure seen him and gotten frightened? Was there some larger threat that he too should be worried about? Could it be as trivial as the stranger’s breakfast was burning?

He had little to work with, but he couldn’t stand being alone any longer. He was given a chance at something better, and he wouldn’t let this opportunity pass him by.

He continued down the road, now with a quicker pace. He had slowed before as the road became more treacherous, but now he had a goal. He had something to go for. He had to find this person.

He went on, but began having doubts as he approached. He had been so far away when he saw it. He couldn’t even be sure it was what he thought, and even if it was, what if they were a nomad too? His hope for another could have just walked on without ever knowing he had existed.

He didn’t have time to entertain these thoughts, and he hurriedly pushed them from his thoughts. He would keep going.

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After what felt like many miles, he saw where the figure had stood. The grass was depressed from frequent travel, and it appeared to make a path off into the trees. He couldn’t see beyond the tree line, and the doubts came back.

What if this person wasn’t friendly? What if they were in there, waiting to kill him as he approached? He had no idea, and he began to fall back from the entrance.

He sat across from it and stared. He couldn’t glean any information from such a simple thing. There was nothing to learn about the person within from sitting outside. He decided the only way to learn was to go in. He would risk it. An end to his loneliness was worth whatever was waiting within.

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As he made his way into the camp, he began to worry once more. Had he made the wrong decision? It was too late to turn back now, and he continued deeper.

The trail ended at a small clearing with what appeared to be someone’s home. There were still burning embers in the fire that sat in the center of the clearing, and a shelter had been erected at the edge of the dense trees. Things had been left by the shelter. He saw a knife and a piece of flint. Surely whoever had brought them here and set all this up would be returning, he thought to himself as he stood at the entrance to the clearing, hesitant to invade someone’s personal space.

He would wait here, and, if they came back, he could be friendly. He saw no better course of action. If they did return, the up side of his decision could be enormous, and, if no one ever came back, he may have found himself a place to stay for more than a single night.

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She saw him enter. This stranger had gone into her camp, and she would wait for him to leave before she risked going back. She could check her things, and, from that, she could at least begin to decide whether this new person was worth the risk. It had taken long enough for him to get there, and she could wait a bit longer for him to leave.

Hours passed, and soon it was beginning to fall dark. She had never considered he might move in. What could she do now? If he had, waiting outside was hardly the proper plan to learn more. She would need to initiate; she might even need to take back what was hers. She had to back inside despite the risks involved.

She waited for what felt like an eternity, building the courage to breach what had once been her safe place. As she approached what used to be the one place where she was comfortable, she became increasingly nervous and struggled to advance.

The trees that had once protected her from what was beyond now hid from her the potential dangers within. Everything had changed with the stranger, and now her camp felt like an alien place. Everything along the way that had once welcomed her in now shouted at her to turn around. Everything about the situation made her want to turn and run, but she wouldn’t. What was she running to? She had to at least investigate what had been laid out before her.

As she turned the final corner to what had been her home, she saw a man sitting among her things beside her shelter. They both froze, and neither party was willing to do anything for fear of startling the other.

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He watched as the figure turned the corner, and the panic he had felt when he first saw the figure returned. He knew there was no changing his decision now, but he wished he could. He was backed into a corner now, and he felt completely at the mercy of this stranger whose home he had invaded.

She stood, watching the other as a deer stares into the headlights of the approaching threat, but she wouldn’t run. She had set her mind on it now; she would not back down until she knew.

She watched him, but he did nothing. He made no move against her; he only returned her stare. If he was hostile, he surely would have acted by now, she thought, but couldn’t truly believe. She couldn’t wait forever, and a few seconds or hours more would do nothing to change what would happen after. He would either be safe or not, there was nothing to do now but find out.

So she sat.

He was startled at how, all at once, her appearance changed from startled to calm. She had changed so drastically he didn’t know what to make of it. Her calmness disturbed him slightly, but he couldn’t wait any longer.

He began, and they spoke for a while. It began hesitant on both ends, neither knew how to begin such a strange encounter, but they both slowly began to open up. They talked on and on, but what they talked about didn’t matter.

They were no longer alone.

title: [MF] Untitled

question: Summarise what the male protagonist noticed as he walked towards his destination.

answer: The protagonist noticed that he was alone in the empty, desolate city. He saw that the signs that were up when the city used to be alive with people still stood. Plants have taken over the pavements and broken the roads. The nearby forest is now denser and the river more violet in its flow. There are much more animals now and ants seem to be all over the place. The protagonist also noticed a strange person in the distance - this startled him as he thought he was alone.

question: Summarize the emotions and actions the female protagonist went through as soon as she noticed the stranger from afar.

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The female protagonist started panicking the moment she saw the stranger from afar. She remembered her past experience in dealing with people and she dreaded to think about what might happen if she makes her presence known to this person. She decided to hide in order to verify if the stranger is safe. She ran to her camp and packed essential things as she prepared to go hide.

After a period of hiding, she saw the man approach her camp. After many minutes of observing the strange man sitting in her camp, she decided to come out. She approached him and sat. They began to speak to each other. They spoke for a long time.


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_ROOM AT THE TOP_ is a 1959 British film based on the 1957 novel of the same name by John Braine. The novel was adapted by Neil Paterson with uncredited work by Mordecai Richler. It was directed by Jack Clayton in his feature-length directorial debut and produced by John and James Woolf. The film stars Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret, Heather Sears, Donald Wolfit, Donald Houston and Hermione Baddeley.

_Room at the Top_ was widely lauded, and was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning Best Actress for Signoret and Best Adapted Screenplay for Paterson. Its other nominations included Best Picture, Best Director for Clayton, Best Actor for Harvey, and Best Supporting Actress for Baddeley.[1] Baddeley's performance, consisting of 2 minutes and 19 seconds of screen time, became the shortest ever to be nominated for an acting Oscar.[2]

Plot

In late 1940s West Riding of Yorkshire, England, Joseph (Joe) Lampton, an ambitious young man who has just moved from the dreary factory town of Dufton, arrives in Warnley to assume a secure, but poorly paid, post in the Borough Treasurer's Department. Determined to succeed, and ignoring the warnings of a colleague, Soames, he pursues Susan Brown, daughter of the local industrial magnate, Mr. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Brown deal with Joe's social climbing by sending Susan abroad.

Joe turns for solace to Alice Aisgill, an unhappily married older French woman who came to England as a teacher and married a haughty and abusive upper-class Englishman, who is now having an affair with his secretary. Joe and Alice also have an affair, though he continues his pursuit of Susan upon her return home. Once he has had sex with her, however, he loses interest and admits to himself that he truly loves Alice. Alice is overjoyed by Joe's decision to end his quest for wealth and social status in favour of simply being happy with himself and with her. The two of them decide that she should ask for a divorce from her brutal husband George Aisgill. But George refuses and declares that he will ruin Joe and Alice, both socially and financially, if their relationship continues. Meanwhile, Susan's father delivers the news that Susan is pregnant; he expects Joe immediately to stop seeing Alice, marry Susan and come to work for him as an executive.

After Joe tells Alice that he will marry Susan, the heartbroken Alice gets drunk in a pub, drives up to a hill where she and Joe used to go together, and crashes her car. She is mortally injured and dies slowly over the ensuing hours before being found. Upon hearing the terrible news in his office, Joe goes to the flat where he and Alice had their trysts. Elspeth, a friend of Alice's who owns this flat, arrives and screams at Joe that he has murdered Alice. Distraught over the loss of Alice and blaming himself for her death, Joe goes to a pub to drown his sorrow in alcohol. After being beaten unconscious by a gang of thugs for “stealing” one of their women, Joe is recovered by Soames in time to marry Susan. With that, and his new job with Susan's father, Joe has at last accomplished all of the goals that he had so long sought, but that he no longer desires. Susan is euphoric, while Joe is devastated.

Main cast

-   Laurence Harvey as Joe Lampton
-   Simone Signoret as Alice Aisgill
-   Heather Sears as Susan Brown
-   Ambrosine Phillpotts as Mrs Brown
-   Donald Wolfit as Mr Brown
-   Donald Houston as Charlie Soames
-   Hermione Baddeley as Elspeth
-   Allan Cuthbertson as George Aisgill
-   Raymond Huntley as Mr Hoylake
-   John Westbrook as Jack Wales
-   Richard Pasco as Teddy
-   Beatrice Varley as Aunt
-   Delena Kidd as Eva
-   Ian Hendry as Cyril
-   April Olrich as Mavis
-   Mary Peach as June Samson
-   Anthony Newlands as Bernard
-   Avril Elgar as Miss Gilchrist
-   Thelma Ruby as Miss Breith
-   Paul Whitsun-Jones as Laughing Man at Bar
-   Derren Nesbitt as Thug in Fight on Tow Path
-   Derek Benfield as Man in bar
-   Richard Caldicot as Taxi driver
-   Wendy Craig as Joan
-   Basil Dignam as Priest
-   Jack Hedley as Architect
-   Miriam Karlin as Gertrude
-   Wilfrid Lawson as Uncle Nat
-   Prunella Scales as Council Office Worker
-   John Welsh as Mayor

Adaptation

There are some differences from Braine's novel. His friend Charlie Soames, whom he meets at Warnley in the film, is a friend from his hometown Dufton in the novel. Also, Warnley is called Warley in the book. More emphasis is paid to his lodging at Mrs Thompson's, which in the novel he has arranged beforehand (in the film, his friend Charlie arranges it soon after they meet). In the book, the room is itself significant, and is strongly emphasised early in the story; Mrs Thompson's room is noted as being at “the top” of Warley geographically, and higher up socially than he has previously experienced. It also serves as a metaphor for Lampton's ambition to rise in the world.

Production

Producer James Woolf bought the film rights to the novel, originally intending to cast Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons. Vivien Leigh was originally offered the part of Alice, in which Simone Signoret was eventually cast.[3] He hired Jack Clayton as director after seeing _The Bespoke Overcoat_,[4] a short, on which John Woolf had worked (uncredited) and their film company had produced.

_Room at the Top_ is thought to be the first of the British New Wave of Kitchen sink realism film dramas.[5] It was filmed at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, with extensive location work in Halifax, Yorkshire, which stood in for the fictional towns of Warnley and Dufton. Some scenes were also filmed in Bradford, notably with Joe travelling on a bus and spotting Susan in a lingerie shop and the outside of the amateur dramatics theatre. Greystones, a large mansion in the Savile Park area of Halifax, was used for location filming of the outside scenes of the Brown family mansion; Halifax railway station doubled as Warnley Station in the film, and Halifax Town Hall was used for the Warnley Town Hall filming.

_Room at the Top_ was followed by a sequel in 1965 called _Life at the Top_.

Reception

The film was critically acclaimed[6] and marked the beginning of Jack Clayton's career as an important director. It became the third most popular film at the British box office in 1959 after _Carry On Nurse_ and _Inn of the Sixth Happiness_[7] grossing $700,000.[8]

Awards and nominations

  Award                                                     Category                                   Nominee(s)                   Result
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  Academy Awards                                            Best Motion Picture                        John Woolf and James Woolf
  Best Director                                             Jack Clayton
  Best Actor                                                Laurence Harvey
  Best Actress                                              Simone Signoret
  Best Supporting Actress                                   Hermione Baddeley
  Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium   Neil Paterson
  British Academy Film Awards                               Best Film from any Source                  _Room at the Top_
  Best British Film
  Best British Actor                                        Laurence Harvey
  Donald Wolfit
  Best British Actress                                      Hermione Baddeley
  Best Foreign Actress                                      Simone Signoret
  Most Promising Newcomer to Film                           Mary Peach
  Cannes Film Festival[9]                                   Palme d'Or                                 Jack Clayton
  Best Actress                                              Simone Signoret
  Faro Island Film Festival                                 Best Film                                  Jack Clayton
  Golden Globe Awards                                       Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama   Simone Signoret
  Samuel Goldwyn Award                                      _Room at the Top_
  Jussi Awards                                              Best Foreign Actress                       Simone Signoret
  Laurel Awards                                             Top Female Dramatic Performance
  National Board of Review Awards                           Top Foreign Films                          _Room at the Top_
  Best Actress                                              Simone Signoret
  New York Film Critics Circle Awards                       Best Film                                  _Room at the Top_
  Best Director                                             Jack Clayton
  Best Actor                                                Laurence Harvey
  Best Actress                                              Simone Signoret

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question: What makes George decide to ruin Joe and Alice socially and financially?

answer: When Alice and Joe decide that Alice should divorce George, he refuses and decides to ruin the two of their lives if they continue their relationship.

question: Summarize the adaptation of the story.

answer: In the film, Warley is called Warnley. Emphasis is paid to his lodging at Mrs Thompson's which in the novel he has arranged beforehand.

question: How was the film received by the public?

answer: The film was critically acclaimed and was marked as the beginning of Clayton's career as a director. The film also went on to become the third most popular film at the British box office in 1959.


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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady[]Kevin Patrick BradyBipartisan fix for 'surprise' medical bills hits roadblock Bipartisan fix for 'surprise' medical bills hits roadblock with powerful chairman Raising the required minimum distribution age for America's seniors MORE (R-Texas) said Tuesday that he expects the House to vote on a second round of tax cuts in September.

"We anticipate the House voting on this in September and the Senate setting a timetable as well," Brady said in remarks from the White House, where he and other GOP members of the committee met with President Trump[]Donald TrumpBiden and Harris named Time's 2020 'Person of the Year' US to sanction Turkey over Russian defense system: report Federal government executes Brandon Bernard despite last-minute appeals MORE.

A September vote would allow the House to take up the tax package just weeks before the midterm elections.

Republicans hope to use a tax vote to help their members, and many of the Republicans attending the event at the White House face competitive races this fall.

Lawmakers who attended the meeting included Rep. Diane Black[]Diane Lynn BlackBottom line Overnight Health Care: Anti-abortion Democrats take heat from party | More states sue Purdue over opioid epidemic | 1 in 4 in poll say high costs led them to skip medical care Lamar Alexander's exit marks end of an era in evolving Tennessee MORE (R-Tenn.), who is running for governor, Rep. Jim Renacci[]James (Jim) B. RenacciLobbying world Ohio is suddenly a 2020 battleground Democrats fear Ohio slipping further away in 2020 MORE (R-Ohio), who is running for Senate, Rep. Mike Bishop (R-Mich.), who is seeking re-election in a race the Cook Political Report calls a toss-up, and Rep. George Holding[]George Edward Bell HoldingLara Trump leading Republicans in 2022 North Carolina Senate poll Rundown of the House seats Democrats, GOP flipped on Election Day Democrat Deborah Ross wins open seat in North Carolina, flipping seat MORE (R-N.C.), whose re-election race is rated "likely Republican" by Cook.

The focus of the tax package is expected to be a permanent extension of the tax cuts for individuals that were a part of the tax law Trump signed in December. Brady said that he thinks it's important to cement the tax cuts so that Democrats can't reverse the benefits for middle-class taxpayers in the future.

"We can protect them against a future Washington trying to steal back those hard-earned dollars that you and Republicans in Congress has given them," Brady said to Trump.

While a bill to cement the individual tax cuts is likely to pass the House, it would face challenges in the Senate, where it would need some Democratic support. There also are some Senate Republicans who are reluctant to vote for another tax-cut bill if it would further add to the deficit.

Still, House Republicans see benefits to holding a vote on another tax bill in order to highlight their 2017 tax bill and to put Democrats on the spot. They also think that there are policy benefits to making the individual tax cuts permanent, with Brady saying that doing so would help to create more jobs.

Brady's comments about the tax cut 2.0 efforts came after Trump spoke about his meeting and press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Brady said that "peace through strength is foreign policy that works, and it works best when America has a strong economy and a strong military."

question: Why would the bill face a challenge in the Senate?

answer: The bill would face a challenge in the Senate since it may not get Democratic support.

question: Why do the House Republicans think there are benefits of holding a vote?

answer: This information can't be found.


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Erling Haaland was frustrated to see Borussia Dortmund again fall victim to a controversial handball call despite his late winner against Fortuna Dusseldorf on Saturday.

Raphael Guerreiro had his second-half goal ruled out by VAR after Haaland's blocked shot appeared to loop up off the top of his arm before he volleyed home.

Dusseldorf twice hit the post before substitute Haaland headed home in the 95th minute to secure a 1-0 victory and ensure the Bundesliga title race remained alive, with head coach Lucien Favre injuring himself celebrating the dramatic goal.

While the handball decision did not cost them on this occasion, they missed out on a potential penalty in a 1-0 defeat to leaders Bayern Munich last month when a shot from Norway international Haaland was deflected wide off the arm of Jerome Boateng.

In the following game against Paderborn, Dortmund conceded a penalty when Emre Can was adjudged to have handled the ball when sliding to block a shot from Mohamed Drager.

Asked about the decision to disallow Guerreiro's goal, Haaland said: "I haven't seen the replay yet, but I have the feeling this handball rule is currently only against us."

Haaland sat out Dortmund's previous two games due to a knee problem and, after replacing Axel Witsel in the 61st minute, was pleased to be back among the goals.

"The team needed something up front and I was just waiting for my chance and luckily I got it in the end, and it was a goal, so it was very nice," he said.

"We had some chances and they also had chances, so I don't want to say we were lucky but three points is very nice.

"Dusseldorf had good tactics and made it difficult for us, but good teams win even on bad days."

question: Why did Haaland miss two previous games and came on as a substitute against Fortuna Dusseldorf?

answer: He had a knee injury.

question: What position did Haaland play on the pitch?

answer: He was situated at the front as a striker.

question: Explain Haaland's frustration regarding the handball decisions.

answer: His team suffered both disallowed goals and conceded goals due to controversial handball decisions in critical games.

question: What does Haaland think about winning the match?

answer: He thinks Dusseldort gave them a good fight, and they won by the skin of their teeth. He's happy to have won.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Erling Haaland was frustrated after another handball decision cost them a goal, but not the victory this time. Previously, Borrusia Dortmund missed out on a potential penalty followed by conceding one in the next match. Asked after the match, Haaland said he didn't watch the replay, but he suspects the handball rule currently only against them. Haaland came on as a substitute against Fortuna Dusseldorf after missing two games injured and scored the 95th-minute goal in the 1-0 match.


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DIÁNA PÓTH (born 6 August 1981) is a Hungarian former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time Karl Schäfer Memorial silver medalist and a two-time Hungarian national champion. She also competed briefly for Austria.

Personal life

Póth was born on 6 August 1981 in Budapest, Hungary.[1] She moved to Austria in 2001 and returned to Hungary in October 2002.[2] Her mother is Austrian.[3] Her father was a hockey player.[4]

Póth is married to professional footballer Gábor Gyepes.

Career

Póth began figure skating at the age of four to combat her nerves. Her first coach was Tamara Téglássy, with whom she was most successful as a junior. After the 1998 Worlds Championships, where she finished 10th, she switched coaches and began to train with Andras Szaraz and Eszter Jurek.[5] Póth achieved her best result, 4th, at a European Championships in 1999.

Póth won two Hungarian national titles in 1999 and 2000. She competed in the Austrian Championships in 2002.

After a couple of injuries, Póth switched coaches again and began training with Jeranjak Ipakjan and Gurgen Vardanjan. In April 2007, Poth retired from competition. She began coaching at a Cardiff skating club. One of her students won the junior national championship.

Programs

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| Season                | Short program         | Free skating          |
+=======================+=======================+=======================+
| 2004–05               | -   Allegretto        | -   Don't let me be   |
| [6]                   |                       |     Misunderstood     |
|                       |                       | -   Besame Mucho      |
|                       |                       | -   Another Cha Cha   |
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| 2003–04               | -   Csárdás           | -   The Question of U |
| [7]                   |                       | -   Xotica            |
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| 2002–03               | -   Music             | -   Romeo and Juliet  |
| [8]                   |                       |                       |
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| 1999–2000             | -   Still Got the     | -   Music             |
| [9]                   |     Blues (For You)   | -   Music             |
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| 1998–99               | -   Black Velvet      | -   Gone with the     |
| [10]                  |                       |     Wind              |
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| 1996–98               | -   Don't Cry for Me  | -   Samson and Delila |
| [11]                  |     Argentina         |                       |
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Results

_GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series/Junior Grand Prix_

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           Europeans
         Cup of Russia
            Lalique
          NHK Trophy
         Skate Canada
       Copenhagen Trophy
       Finlandia Trophy
          Golden Spin
        Nepela Memorial
       Schäfer Memorial
         Skate Israel
           Sofia Cup
   International: Junior[13]
         Junior Worlds
           Bulgaria
            Hungary
             EYOF
          Blue Swords
        Grand Prize SNP
           Penta Cup
          PFSA Trophy
        Triglav Trophy
         National[14]
       Hungarian Champ.
        Austrian Champ.
         WD = Withdrew

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question: How did Póth begin figure skating?

answer: Póth began figure skating at the age of four to calm her nerves. Her first coach was Tamara Teglassy. After finishing tenth in the 1998 Worlds Championships she switched coaches and began to train with other coaches.


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ARTHUR MATTHEWS (1889–?) played for the New Zealand rugby league team in 1919 on their tour of Australia. He was Kiwi number 117.[1] He played in 3 tour matches but did not play in any tests as there were none played on this tour. He lived in Auckland and played for the Ponsonby United and North Shore Albions senior teams from 1915 to 1920.[2]

Playing career

Arthur Matthews began his career playing for Ponsonby United in the Auckland Rugby League competition. He played for them in the 1915 and 1916 seasons. He was an electrician by trade and in 1917 he volunteered for the war effort on March 16. After being physically examined he was declared fit for active duty though he never went away to fight.[3]

He was involved in some controversy early in the 1917 season. He and his brother (W Matthews) turned out for the North Shore Albions without having formalised a transfer. Grafton Athletic protested and the Auckland Rugby League stood down both players and stated that the match should be replayed.[4] It was later reported that it was an oversight as W Matthews had just returned from war service and had played some matches for Ponsonby 3rd grade team years earlier, while the Ponsonby 3rd grade team had withdrawn from the competition due to a lack of playing numbers. As a result, the Ponsonby club had granted both brothers transfers.[5] The transfers were duly processed allowing Arthur Matthews to turn out for North Shore in their second round match against City Rovers.[6]

In 1918 North Shore were forced to withdraw from the senior competition due to a lack of playing numbers. Many sports were struggling at this time because so many of their players had gone away to fight in the First World War. As a result, Matthews transferred back to the Ponsonby club where he played for the remainder of the season. He played for them in their Thacker Shield winning effort where they beat Sydenham in Christchurch 11–0 and scored a try .[7] In 1919 the North Shore team was revived and he returned to them. This was to be the most impressive season of Matthews career.

In May 1919 he played in a trial match to make the New Zealand team. The match was played at Victoria Park and he was listed in the centres.[8] Subsequently, he was selected for the New Zealand team on their 1919 tour of Australia. He was named in the reserves to play for New Zealand[9] in a warm up match against Auckland but did not take the field.[10] Matthews played in 3 of the 11 tour matches, being used in 3 different positions. He debuted for New Zealand against Tamworth on June 11, playing in the centres. New Zealand won the match 21–13.[11] His next match was against Ipswich Firsts on June 26 where he played fullback in an 11–8 win. He kicked a goal and this was to be his only points for New Zealand.[12] His third match was against Rockhampton on July 9. This time he was to play in the halfback position and this was to be the last game he would play for New Zealand.[13] New Zealand would also win this match 23–0.

Unusually Matthews did not represent Auckland until after he had played for New Zealand. Partly this was due to the fact that so few Auckland representative matches were played in previous seasons due to the war. He played for the “Rest of Auckland” team against the touring side on their return. Auckland was to lose 30–45 in front of 6,500 spectators at Victoria Park.[14] This was to be the only time he pulled on the Auckland jersey.

In 1920 he again turned out for the North Shore team but at the end of the season on 8 September he was granted an open transfer by the Auckland Rugby League to play for any club outside the Auckland league district in their weekly meeting. It is unknown as to where he was moving to or if he played again.[15]

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title: Arthur Matthews (rugby league)

question: Why was Arthur Matthews a player of note?

answer: Other than a controversy involving a transfer that hadn't quite been finalized there is nothing of note that sets him apart from any other player from the era. Something of note is that he played for his country (New Zealand) before playing for Auckland. Thought he was called up for the war, he never left to fight in it.


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I love her.

I know its strange for a plush bear to love a five year old girl, but I do.

She was the one who stuffed the white, fluffy life into me. She sewed button eyes on me so that I could see. And do you know what she said when she was done making me?

She said "Yore gonna bee mai boyfend!"

Oh the tea parties we share! Oh the cuddles we give each other! Oh the stories we make together! It is heaven.
You're six now, and you've just started school. As the days go by, I notice you are making someone.

"What are you doing?" I ask "Are you making us a new friend?"

You were. A sock monkey named francis with a little winged jumper that let him fly for a bit.

"Can I have some clothes too?"

You made me a pair of overalls.

Now we both can be your boyfriend.

Oh the wonderful things we would do together! The games we play, the things we build, the stories we weave. It is heaven.

You're ten now, Congratulations! (Remember teaching us that word?) Me and Francis made you a cake as best we can without thumbs. We watched you open your birthday present to yourself. A plush tiger you made with your favorite dress that got torn in thorn bushes last year. It was wearing your old mittens and had a train of your old socks as a tail. Now you can have three boyfriends.

We dance and sing and laugh and play and do chores better, now that one of us has thumbs, and we all act out stories together. It is heaven.

Now you're fourteen, you haven't been paying your boyfriends any mind lately, as soon as you come back from school, I ask:

"Do you still love me? Do you still love us?"

You pick me up in your arms and kiss me, and my felt heart fluttered.

"Of course I do, silly. Now come into the dining room. I have a surprise for you!"

The surprise was three new friends! A Fox, a Wolf, and a Cat! You call them Vix, Strider, and, Reginald. We old boyfriends got on quite well with the new boyfriends, especially since you've made them all have humanlike hands. We'll never need your help for the chores now!

We dance, we sing, we live, we laugh, and we tell stories by the fire. And at the end of the day, We'd all keep you warm and safe from the four-legged monsters of the dark. It was, is, and will be heaven, even if our house is gone.

It's been Five years now since you made the newest three, and now you've made forty more boyfriends. I do not know what kinds of animal they are, except the remarkably humanlike lion, mouse and eagle. There are enough of us now to try building you a new tent. We play with you, and work for you, and do anything you wish us to. We comfort you, and we do all we can to give you Happiness. When we are not needed, we tell stories to each other. It is heaven.

A month later and you've been giving the newest ones you make to people in exchange for leafs and stones. When we ask you why, you tell us that it is so that we can have a better shelter, and not be cold at night. And so that you can eat.

I tell you "My love, We will gladly shelter you and keep you warm, for we cannot feel pain, cold, heat or discomfort, and we will gladly find you good food to eat, you are our queen!"

You embrace me and kiss me, and my old felt heart melts with gladness.

We Do All For You, and it is Heaven.

title: [MF] The bear who loved.

question: What is the narrator's point of view?

answer: The narrator is a plush bear and is owned by a little girl.

question: Who are the new friends?

answer: The new friends are a Fox, a Wolf, and a Cat.


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Walking down Main Street, James sees something.
He sees something florescent. It's glowing. It's calling is name. He must get to it. He needs it. He must find what is giving off such an enticing shade of green.

He pushes past every person in his way--young, old, large, small, male, female-- he doesn't care. He needs to see it. He needs to touch it. Running as fast as he can, it only seems to get farther away.
Oh, why can't he run faster?

He's getting closer; he can feel it.

*"But it still looks so far away."* He thought.

He pushes a small girl aside and she hits the ground. And then she was gone. The girl had disappeared. James stopped running.

*"where did she go?"*

James looked around.

*"Where did everyone go?"*

The street that was a blur with people, cars, lights, and sounds moments ago was now inexplicably empty and so very quiet. He turned his body back to it's original position and saw there, lying in the street, the glowing thing that vexed him so.

He started slowly towards it with sure steps, shaking with anticipation.

*"Finally."*

He stopped a foot-and-a-half away from the object and lowered himself to the ground. he reached his hand out to touch it and just as fast as everyone disappeared, so did the sun. Darkness stretched far and wide. James could barely see the street.

*"I don't remember the sun setting. It all happened so fast."*

He looked back to the ground to find that the object--like the little girl-- had gone.
Speechless, he grabbed and scraped at the ground where the object was seconds ago.

Anger and loss made it's way from the bottom of his stomach to the top of his lungs, and he cried out in anguish. He slammed his fists onto the cement, and suddenly, the street was gone.

Falling through the blackness, James screamed and flailed his arms trying to find something--anything-- to hold onto, but found nothing. There was nothing above and nothing below him.
How long had he been falling? Weeks? Months? It felt more like years.

As time passed, he stopped screaming. He stopped grasping. He sometimes forgot he was still falling. He had become so accustomed to the nothingness; he almost felt like one with it. He felt peaceful. But he still asked the question time and time again:

*"Will I be falling forever?"*

Instantaneously, his body collided with stone. His bones cracked, his bladder released, and his mouth gave way to vomit and then blood. His lungs contracted and expelled all air from it's passages.

Writhing there, half-dead, James could feel is organs begin to shut down. After what felt like hours, his lungs finally relaxed, allowing oxygen to enter. Coughing and gasping, James saw out of the corner of his eye, a faint green glow.

He turned his head and saw the object lying there. The way it sat there, just out of reach, felt like it was mocking him; watching him; laughing at his pathetic situation.

*"I have to destroy it."*

He searched himself for any shred of strength. He stretched his arms out in from of him and started to drag himself toward the object that he now hated. He drug himself until he saw that, again, he was getting no closer to it.

Dejected, he lay his head on the ground.

**plink**

He looked at the stone floor and saw a little white lump. He picked it up and looked closer.
There in his hands, was a tooth.

**plink**

He looked down and found another. Confused, he ran his tongue along the teeth in his mouth and found two empty spaces; one where a molar once was, and one where a canine should be.

**plink**

Another tooth. And another. And another.
James tried to put them back in his mouth, but his hands felt like they were underwater. He tried to scream, but his mouth was full of gravel.

The high-pitched squeal of heavy machinery met his ears and bright flash blinded him.

Clutching his chest and gasping, he sat up. The blankets had fallen to the floor and the pillows were at the foot of the bed. The sheets were damp with sweat. Trying to calm himself, James said,

"Only a dream."

Laying down, He said,

"It was just a dream."

title: First short story that I've actually put effort into. Feedback is appreciated, but please be nice.

question: What is James chasing and why does he want it so badly?

answer: He sees something florescent. It's glowing. It's calling his name. He must get to it. He needs it. He must find what is giving off such an enticing shade of green.

question: What happens when James finally catches up with the object?

answer: James reached his hand out to touch the object and the sun disappeared. Darkness stretched far and wide. James could barely see the street. The object was gone. Anger and loss made their way from the bottom of his stomach to the top of his lungs, and he cried out in anguish. He slammed his fists onto the cement, and suddenly, the street was gone. James started to fall. He fell for weeks and months and then suddenly, he hit the bottom and was severely injured.


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Snowpeak
[Snowpeak General.jpg]
Snowpeak's entrance
Main appearance(s)
_Twilight Princess_

Inhabitant(s)
Yeta
Yeto

Item(s)
Poe Soul ×4

Related place(s)
Snowpeak Top
Zora's Domain

SNOWPEAK,[1] also known as SNOWPEAK MOUNTAIN and the NORTHERN MOUNTAIN,[2][3] is a location in _Twilight Princess_.

-   1 Features and Overview
    -   1.1 History
-   2 Trivia
-   3 Nomenclature
-   4 Gallery
-   5 References

Features and Overview

It is a mountainous region that composes all of the Peak Province, situated in the northwest portion of the Hyrule map. Snowpeak is home to the fifth dungeon of the game, Snowpeak Ruins, and it is mainly inhabited by Ice Keese and White Wolfos, along with two Yetis, Yeto and Yeta. The only entry to Snowpeak, other than warping, is through a small tunnel in Zora's Domain, located in the Lanayru Province. The highest point in Snowpeak is Snowpeak Top, wherein lies a tree with frozen leaves that helps Link race down the hill to Snowpeak Ruins.

History

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A general view of Snowpeak

After learning from the Sages that one of the shards of the Mirror of Twilight is located in Snowpeak, Link and Midna head off to the area to try and find some clues.[4] However, the pair encounter Ashei near the entrance to Snowpeak, who tells them that a beast has been frequently seen in Zora's Domain stealing a rare fish known as the Reekfish, found only in the Zoras' home.[5] Hoping that Link will found out more clues about the Snowpeak creature, Ashei hands over a sketch of the "beast" to Link.[6] The young hero then heads off to the Kakariko Graveyard and shows Ralis Ashei's sketch, who immediately recognizes the creature as well as the Reekfish depicted in the drawing.[7] The prince thus provides Link with the Coral Earring, which is a special lure necessary to catch the rare fish.[8]

Catching a Reekfish allows Link to use his wolf olfactory senses to pick up the fish's smell, whose stench eventually leads him to Snowpeak Top where Yeto, the so-called Snowpeak beast, is found. Link tells Yeto of that he is searching for a fragment of the Mirror of Twilight, which prompts the Yeti to invite him to his mansion located at the bottom of Snowpeak, saying that he found a mirror piece earlier on.[9] After snowboarding down the mountain using the frozen leaves of a nearby tree, Link enters the Snowpeak Ruins and ultimately recovers one of the Mirror Shards upon the defeat of Blizzeta.

From this point on, Link will be able to find Yeto and Yeta at Snowpeak Top, where they will offer to race the young hero down the mountain and reward him with a Piece of Heart if he bests both Yeti.[10]

Trivia

-   This is one of the two only regions in the game without Golden Bugs. The other is Ordona Province.

Nomenclature

Also known in Japanese as 雪山 (_Yukiyama_), "snowy mountains". The name Snowpeak most likely refers to the highest peak, but the surrounding terrain is seen in-game as a range of snowy mountains.The Spanish name for Snowpeak, "Pico Nevado" shares its name with Snowhead from _Majora's Mask_.

[TMC Forest Minish Artwork.png] Names in Other Regions [TMC Jabber Nut Sprite.png]
Language
Name
Meaning
[Japan]
JAPANESE
スノーピーク (_Sunōpīku_)
Snowpeak
[French Republic]
FRENCHEU
Pics Blancs
White Peaks
[Federal Republic of Germany]
GERMAN
Schneeberge
[Italian Republic]
ITALIAN
Ghiacciaio
Glacier
[Kingdom of Spain]
SPANISHEU
Pico Nevado
Snowpeak
[Community of Latin American and Caribbean States]
SPANISHLA
Cima Nevada
Snowy Peak

Gallery

-   -   [Snowpeak 3.jpg]

-   [Snowpeak 4.jpg]

-   []

    Wolf Link in an early version of Snowpeak

References

1.

    ↑ __Encyclopedia__ (Dark Horse Books) pg. 278 (TP\ |\ TPHD)
2.

    ↑ "_Ashei mentioned Snowpeak Mountain and headed off..._" — N/A (_Twilight Princess HD_)
3.

    ↑ "_She's up on Hyrule's northern mountain checking things out, and she's got good instincts, trust me._" — Telma (_Twilight Princess HD_)
4.

    ↑ "_Only the true leader of the Twili can utterly destroy the Mirror of Twilight...so Zant could merely break it into pieces. Once broken by magic, the Mirror of Twilight became fragments, which even now lie hidden across the land of Hyrule. One is in the snowy mountain heights... One is in an ancient grove... And one is in the heavens..._" — Sage (_Twilight Princess_)
5.

    ↑ "_Apparently, the beast that lives somewhere on this mountain has been seen frequently in Zora's Domain. I was curious, so I came and waited...and as they'd said, a giant appeared! Yeah, it looked like this... Apparently, this thing's been stealing red fish from the village._" — Ashei (_Twilight Princess_)
6.

    ↑ "_The sketch turned out pretty good, though, yeah? Tell you what... You can have it._" — Ashei (_Twilight Princess_)
7.

    ↑ "_Hmm... The beast-man of the snowy mountain...perhaps? But more important is this red fish it is holding... It must be a reekfish. That is a rare specimen found only in the Zora village._" — Prince Ralis (_Twilight Princess_)
8.

    ↑ "_It feeds on a valuable type of coral, and without that bait, even our best fishers cannot catch one. Look closely, [Link]... My earring is made of this coral. I would like to give it to you. I received it from my mother... But it is fine. I no longer need it._" — Prince Ralis (_Twilight Princess_)
9.

    ↑ "_...Uh. You look for mirror in such faraway place... But you make good climb! And you lucky to meet me! I found shiny mirror piece. Same mirror you look for, uh? Uh! You come to house and see yourself!_" — Yeto (_Twilight Princess_)
10.

    ↑ "_You take this as token of respect for sled skills, uh! ...And no tell husband! You come back and race anytime, uh!_" — Yeta (_Twilight Princess_)

Hyrule in _Twilight Princess_
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question: What do Link and Midna encounter in Snowpeak?

answer: Link and Midna meet Ashei near the entrance to Snowpeak, telling them a beast has frequently been seen stealing the Reekfish. The hero catches a Reekfish and enhances his sense of smell. He reaches Snowpeak Top and finds Yeto, the Snowpeak beast. He then snowboards down the mountain, enters the Snowpeak Ruins, and recovers one of the Mirror Shards upon the defeat of Blizzeta.


text:
*It goes without saying that this is obviously a work of complete fiction and nothing written here is based on fact of any kind. Any resemblance to persons real or imagined is entirely in your own head.*

Greetings gentle Ingress citizens of Parth. It is I, **clubcris**, your generous and benevolent dictator. I care not whether you have chosen the dedicated and proud force for all that is right (*enlightened*) or the petty and whiny mob of ungrateful peasantry (*resistance*). All I care is that you know who I am, and respect the awesome might that is reflected by my rank. You might already know my impressively determined sidekick, **pubic**, a man for whom time, fuel and mobile battery life knows no bounds.

I speak to you all today, not to tell you how to play your part in the great scheme I have envisioned for you all, but to simply limit your options to just a few and chortle as you flail about like ants below me. As you probably know, my darling wife **ToothGap** is an insider in the petty brigade that is the resistance, so I am truly omniscient in this great life and death struggle that is Ingress.

I feel I should explain my recent actions, as I don't believe many of you, of either faction, have any real idea as to how brilliant and inspired my plans and schemes are. It's not that I believe that I'm better or smarter or more impressive in the bedroom than you, it's just that I don't feel like you're paying enough attention to me. Clearly, I deserve it. Have you seen my rank lately?

Excuse me for a moment, won't you, while I take a quick quaff to clear my throat. I do enjoy a good dram of brandy. I'd tell you what it is and where it was lovingly crafted, but I'm sure you'd rather swill your common beers and box wines instead. Ahhh, that's better. Now, pay attention. My latest scheme is to help make the landscape of this "game" of ours a better place for everyone, by leveraging my incredible stature within the game environment to enforce my own genius ideas and infallible values. Please, before the whinging and whining starts, don't feel as though this is a way to simply limit *your* growth within the game to preserve my *own* advantages. I'm just a simple player like you. I'm just trying to keep the filthy unorganised rabble that is the resistance at bay and provide a happy and joyous space under my control for all to grow equally ~~slowly~~ and carefully in. This isn't just about you, it's about the big picture.

Think of it my way of helping you by learning from my experience. If not for my unimaginable mental strength and fortitude I could have leveled up far too quickly and hurt myself! Luckily for me, I'm fully capable of managing the challenges of levelling up early and mostly unimpeded and I was fine, but I can see the pitfalls waiting for all of you lesser mortals! Think of this lovingly crafted play area of my own brilliant design and devious doing as an nurturing environment where I can look over all of you to keep you safe and well. Like any petulant child, you might despise me now, but in the coming years, you'll come to realise that I was only looking out for you and your best interests. I certainly wasn't trying to bore you into leaving the game before you came close to the giddy heights that I have risen to!

Now, as sad as it may be, I have other *very* important things to attend to and I have to wrap this important address up. Don't forget to leave all of your personal details in the chat for me to check and record. It's for your own good that I know everything about you and keep an eye on you. Also, feel free to comment on your daily activities and plans so that I can have my faithful sidekick **pubic** assist you in growing as a player. And again, this isn't so much about limiting your growth, but helping you level up in a safe and progressive manner. We certainly don't want to maximise our own growth at your expense!

Play well and play safe; play exactly how I tell you to play!

Yours graciously,
**clubcris**

P.S. I almost forgot. My lovely wife **ToothGap** requests that you all be nicer to each other, and try to remember the statistics. Numbers are fun everyone!

title: Ingressive Dicktator

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: The narrator is a dictator.


text:
A dream came true for David Savard on Oct. 7, 2011.

At the time, he wasn't the bushy-bearded, shutdown NHL defenseman Blue Jackets fans have come to know and love. Sporting a much more cleanly shaven face, Savard stepped onto the Nationwide Arena ice for the first time as a Blue Jacket that night in a 3-2 loss to Nashville.

He made his debut the same night as Cam Atkinson on a team with big hopes that had just acquired Jeff Carter to add to a young core that included Rick Nash, Derick Brassard and Kris Russell.

The optimism didn't last long. Columbus started 0-7-1, head coach Scott Arniel was fired in January, Carter was traded in February and a disaster of a season ended with just 29 wins, fewest in the NHL.

It was into this mix that Nick Foligno was added that July via trade with Ottawa. Three weeks later, Nash was also traded, leaving Columbus' without its captain and best player, and on top of that, an NHL lockout loomed.

Welcome to Columbus.

More than seven years later, Foligno and Savard can look back with pride. From that valley the two have helped build a peak -- a franchise that is one of just three to win 45 games each of the past three seasons; one that is fourth in the NHL in wins the past three seasons; and one that is among the seven to reach the playoffs each of the past three seasons.

Video: It's the most adorable carpool yet

That's why it's fitting the two are set to play in their 500th games with the franchise in back-to-back contests; Foligno hit the milestone mark in Thursday night's game vs. Carolina, while Savard will get there tomorrow in Philadelphia.

In those 500 games, Foligno and Savard have watched the Blue Jackets franchise mature into what it is today. Not only that, they've been two of the main drivers of the culture change that helped make it happen.

"I think the biggest thing I'm proud of is I've been able to be here and help turn this team into what I am seeing it now as -- as an elite team that is close to challenging every year for the holy grail, so to speak," Foligno said. "In the eight years that I've been here, it's gone from when I got here, how unfortunate the situation was, to where we've brought it to -- the fan base, how excited they are, how engaged they are, how good our team is every time we step on the ice."

"I think when I first showed up, pretty much the same time as Fliggy did, I think the team mentality was completely different," Savard said. "I think we showed in the last few years that we're a legit team, and even when people don't give us a chance to do anything, we regroup and stand our ground."

It's now become almost impossible to tell the story of the Blue Jackets -- and certainly of the team's revival -- since the arrival of the two players. They along with Atkinson and Brandon Dubinsky, who also came to the team via trade the same summer as Foligno, represent the old guard that still remains that has helped usher in the success the franchise sought.

Foligno, in fact, has become the face of the organization since being named the team's sixth full-time captain after the 2014-15 season. With 126 goals and 166 assists for 292 points since joining the team, he's been a key part of the on-ice success, a gritty player whose fierce determination to win has come to serve as a model for the franchise.

Off the ice, he's done more than just funny pizza commercials, as his approachability, quick wit and giving personality -- including the $500,000 donation he gave to Nationwide Children's Hospital in 2016 -- have made him one of the most popular players in team history.

"He does such a good job of putting the team first and putting the Blue Jackets in front of the city, too," Savard said. "I think he's done a good job going around and done a lot of good things for the community. That's why he's our captain. He's a role model for us in the room and the community. It's great to have him on our team. Hopefully he'll play 500 more."

Foligno would agree with that sentiment, and he has similar kind words for Savard. An offensive defenseman in juniors who was a fourth-round draft pick of the team in 2009, Savard went from someone viewed as a fringe NHL player to one of the sport's most consistent shutdown defenders.

A dependable blueliner, Savard has racked up 40 goals, 111 assists and a plus-42 rating in eight-plus seasons while skating an average of more than 20 minutes per game. In addition, the imposing figure signaled by his 6-foot-2 frame and lumberjack beard is offset by a fun-loving personality that caused Foligno to label him as a "goofball."

Video: An up-close look at Savy's beard journey back in 2017

"I don't think Savy realizes how big of a leader he is on this team, too," the captain said. "He's quietly been a guy that everyone looks to. He plays hard minutes. He's gone from being an offensive defenseman to now being in more of a shutdown role and handled that as much of a pro as anyone, and he still has the flair to score some big goals and make some big plays for us."

The two also spoke of the joy of watching each grow not just within the team concept but in life. Both are now fathers -- Foligno is now 31, Savard 29 -- who have become parts of the Columbus community.

They're also an integral part of Blue Jackets lore, just like the six players -- Rick Nash (674 games), Fedor Tyutin (553), David Vyborny (543), Atkinson (537), Jared Boll (518) and Rostislav Klesla (515) -- to come before them.

If it's up to them, the ride won't end anytime soon. There's unfinished business to be had, both for the team, for its history and for the community.

"I think that's why I feel so proud to be a Blue Jacket," Folign osaid. "There are some really good guys in here feeling the same way, and we're all just trying to do our part. It's special to be among those names, but hopefully there's many more games to come."

"I've been lucky enough to be here my whole career," Savard said. "I love the city and hopefully I can stay here for a long time."

question: Who is David Savard?

answer: At the time of the document, Savard was a NHL defenseman for the Blue Jackets since 2011. He was described as having a fun-loving personality and being a leader on the team.

question: What happened on Oct.7, 2011?

answer: Savard stepped onto the Nationwide Arena ice for the first time as a Blue Jacket.

question: What sports teams are mentioned?

answer: Only the Blue Jackets are mentioned.

question: What sport is being discussed?

answer: Hockey

question: What is the biggest thing Foligno is proud of?

answer: He was able to be with the Blue Jackets and help turn them into what he is seeing at the time of the document, an elite team that is close to challenging every year for the holy grail.

question: What has Foligno done off the ice?

answer: He's done pizza commercials and donated $500,000 to the Nationwide Children's Hospital in 2016.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: At the time of this document, NHL players David Savard and Nick Foligno were set to play their 500th game for the Columbus Blue Jackets franchise. Savard's and Foligno's histories as people and players are discussed in this document.


text:
Crime

A closer look at a viral article reveals that it offers little evidence to support its disturbing claims.

[]

Photo illustration by Lisa Larson-Walker. Photo by Michael Blann/Thinkstock.

On Wednesday morning, a shocking article published by the Henry County Report took flight on social media. It said that as many as a dozen police officers in Dothan, Alabama—all members of a white supremacist organization—had spent years during the 1990s systematically planting drugs and weapons on young black men, while law enforcement officials, including the local district attorney, protected them. The racist campaign had resulted in nearly 1,000 wrongful convictions, the article said, and many of the innocent people who had been ensnared in the trap were still in prison, while the lieutenant who had overseen the group of rogue officers had become Dothan’s chief of police.

Jon Carroll, the author of the article, wrote that an organization called the Alabama Justice Project had obtained a trove of internal documents that proved the allegations. Carroll posted scanned images of some of the documents online, along with a photograph showing a group of white men standing around a Confederate flag with a caption indicating they were Dothan police officers.

According to Carroll, the documents had been leaked to him by a group of whistleblowers inside the Dothan police department who had long sought to expose the abuse and hoped that “the mood of the country” would compel change. “Members of the Henry County Report have spent weeks analyzing the documents,” Carroll wrote. “The originals, secured at an N.G.O. in Canada, are being shared directly with attorneys in the U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division, and are being made available to the lawyers of those falsely convicted that seek to clear their names.”

Carroll’s article went viral, with thousands of people, including many prominent journalists, sharing the link to the Henry County Report on Twitter and Facebook throughout the day. The tone was one of outrage and disgust: In one representative tweet, the _Washington Post_’s Radley Balko wrote, “Keep this handy for the next time someone argues that racism is no longer a problem in the criminal justice system.” Before long, the story of the rogue cops in Dothan and the corrupt officials who had swept their misconduct under the rug was being picked up by national media outlets like the _New Republic_, _Boing Boing_, the _Week__,_ and the Marshall Project, which featured the article as a news item in its widely read morning newsletter_._

As the criminal justice reporter at _SLATE_, I was as interested in this story as my peers. It felt big and damning, and while I hadn’t heard of the Henry County Report, I assumed it was a local newspaper and that the article had been the result of an intensive journalistic investigation. I started in on my own item about the investigation, making notes on the key paragraphs so that I would be able to quickly write up a blog post about it when I was done.

I soon noticed a problem, however. None of the central accusations that the Henry County Report was making against the Dothan Police Department were clearly supported by the documents Carroll had posted. The documents were certainly suggestive of misconduct—but as far as I could tell, they weren’t definitive proof of anything, let alone a massive conspiracy by white supremacist cops to plant evidence on 1,000 black men.

Take the first document Carroll posted: an undated memo labeled “notification of charges and/or allegations.” The allegations are not described, and the name of the officer who was being notified of them was whited out.

The second document was a memo dated Aug. 27, 1999, though again, it was impossible to say who wrote it or who received it, because the names had been redacted. Still, it did contain some particulars. “Two members of this department have come forward and advised me that they have seen [redacted] with a bag of marijuana in his police unit for a long period of time.” Also: “Two members stated that [redacted] made a comment that the drugs ‘Could be evidence’ which they believed his insinuation to mean that he could plant the drugs.” The document also cited a member of the department who had told the author of the memo about a “foot pursuit that he and [redacted] were involved in,” during which “[redacted] recovered cocaine that the member did not believe to be the property of the suspect.” The memo concluded by saying that the person it was addressed to—whoever that was—would be “notified at the conclusion of the internal investigation.”

The anonymity in the memos makes it very difficult to take Carroll’s exposé at face value: None of the officers who allegedly planted evidence on people are identified by name, except for one. That officer, Michael Magrino, seems to have been the subject of an internal affairs investigation that ended with then-Sgt. Keith Gray writing a report in which he recommended Magrino be fired. But what specifically Magrino was accused of is not clear, because Carroll only posted a two-page excerpt of Gray’s report.

On the first of those two pages, Gray writes about a gun that Magrino lost and then found under suspicious circumstances; the lack of context makes it hard to assess the incident or its import. On the second page, Gray writes about “at least 50 case folders that contain drugs”—some of which Magrino had in his possession for “over two years”—that “should have been submitted to the Property/Evidence Officer for storage and chain of custody issues.” While the report does indicate that Magrino was found to be in violation of department policy—indeed, Magrino resigned under pressure after the report was filed—the two pages that Carroll posted don’t contain any mention of planted evidence. A separate document does make reference to a lie detector test in which Magrino was asked about planted evidence, a test that Margino seems to have failed. But we don’t know what Magrino was asked about specifically, and polygraph results, while perhaps suggestive, are not authoritative.

The photograph of the Confederate flag enthusiasts that ran at the top of the article, meanwhile, is so blurry that it would seem impossible for anyone who doesn’t know the Dothan police officers personally to corroborate whether the individuals who appear in it are actually the people Carroll says they are. A few minutes of online research does confirm that Dothan Police Chief Steven Parrish is, or at least has been, a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, but there’s considerable debate within the group about what it actually stands for, and Carroll is incorrect when he writes that the group has been labeled “racial extremists” by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

(The SPLC was early to post Carroll’s article on Twitter and was partly responsible for it spreading it as far as it did; this afternoon, however, the organization formally retracted the tweet after determining that they could not vouch for the truth of the article. “We shouldn’t have given it a platform,” SPLC digital media director Alex Amend told me.)

None of this is to say that I think Carroll is necessarily wrong about the malfeasance he describes in Dothan. I just have no idea if he’s right, and neither do the thousands of people who shared his article yesterday as if it were a substantiated piece of journalism rather than what it actually is: a call for further investigation.

I called Carroll yesterday, and he told me he has more than 800 documents in his possession and will be releasing them slowly over time, in accordance with agreements he has made with his confidential sources. When I told him I didn’t think the documents he had posted so far provided enough evidence to base a story on, he told me he understood, but that his primary goal wasn’t to convince readers like me, but rather to get the Justice Department to investigate. This is fair enough; the Henry County Report is not really a traditional newspaper, as I and I imagine many others assumed it was. In fact, it’s a website with an intense focus on alleged police scandals that seems to have published fewer than 100 articles—including a video interview with Carroll himself about allegedly having drugs planted on him—since it was founded, Carroll told me, by him and several associates three or four years ago.

I contacted Keith Gray, the investigator who wrote the report on Magrino, but he told me he couldn’t comment because he has a pending discrimination suit against Dothan that prevents him from discussing the department. Magrino wouldn’t comment either, and referred me instead to an official statement issued by the Dothan Police Department, in which Chief Steven Parrish denied the allegations, and called on Carroll to “put his money where his mouth is and provide any evidence he has that police officers have planted evidence on anyone in the past 30 years.”

The evidence Carroll has put forth so far isn’t enough. That doesn’t mean the Dothan Police Department is innocent of his accusations. It just means we can’t pretend we know its cops are guilty of the crimes Carroll alleges. And while the “mood of the country”—to use Carroll’s phrase—certainly gives those accusations added relevance, that mood seems to also have made many of us all too eager to believe a story about police misconduct. That’s exactly the kind of bias that opponents of police reform ascribe to Black Lives Matter activists and the journalists who cover them, and it undermines the hard work that goes into exposing a corrupt institution.

Right now we don’t know what happened in Dothan. Maybe a journalist, or the Department of Justice, will uncover the story, and if it’s anything like the conspiracy Carroll suggests, outrage will be more than justified. Until then, we should be on guard against the temptation to play fast and loose with evidence ourselves.

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question: Summarise the contents of the shocking article.

answer: The social media report said that police offers in Dothan Alabama had spent years in the 1990s planting drugs and weapons on young black men. The police officers were all members of a white supremacist organization. They were protected by the DA and other law enforcement officers. Many of those caught like this are still in jail and the man in charge is now Chief of Police.

question: What problem did the writer of this article come up against when he decided to fully investigate the social media report.

answer: The writer of the Henry County Report had published supporting documents to his claim online. The problem our author found was that none of the accusations was clearly supported by the document. The documents had been heavily redacted and none of the supposed white supremacists were clearly named but for one who had been subject to an internal investigation.