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I read a short story about a year ago that I believe I found here, but all my searches are coming up with nothing.  The plot went something like this:

A guy is living in a dystopian society in the future and finds out a relative of his bought him stock in a company many years prior that was going to build a technology fueled utopia.  Essentially they invested the money, made billions, then purchased Australia and turned it into this big utopian society where technology was used to liberate everyone to be free to pursue their own happiness, where in other parts of the world, technology was essentially used to enslave the lower class so the rich could segregate themselves and grow richer.

Does this ring any bells?

title: Need help finding a short story I read online

question: What did the man's relative buy him?

answer: The man's relative bought him stock in a company that was going to build a utopian society powered by technology.

text: The second paragraph describes the man as finding out 'a relative of his bought him stock in a company many years prior that was going to build a technology fueled utopia'

answer: They bought him stocks in a company that was going to build a technology-fueled utopia.

text: The second paragraph describes the man as finding out 'a relative of his bought him stock in a company many years prior that was going to build a technology fueled utopia'

answer: The man's relative bought him stock in a company that was going to build a technology fueled utopia.

text: The second paragraph describes the man as finding out 'a relative of his bought him stock in a company many years prior that was going to build a technology fueled utopia'

answer: Stock in a company that was going to build a technology fueled utopia.

text: The second paragraph describes the man as finding out 'a relative of his bought him stock in a company many years prior that was going to build a technology fueled utopia'

question: What made Australia different than other parts of the world?

answer: Australia was a utopia where technology was used to liberate everyone to be free to pursue their own happiness.

text: The answer could also explain what the rest of the world was like and therefore what made Australia different.

refinement: Australia was a utopia where technology was used to liberate everyone to be free to pursue their own happiness. By contrast, in the rest of the world, technology was used to enslave the lower class so the rich to separate themselves and become richer.

text: Australia is described in the second part as 'his big utopian society where technology was used to liberate everyone to be free to pursue their own happiness' in contrast to the rest of the world.

answer: Australia was different than other parts of the world because it was a utopian society where technology was used to liberate people, whereas in other parts of the world technology was used to enslave the lower class.

text: Australia is described in the second part as 'his big utopian society where technology was used to liberate everyone to be free to pursue their own happiness' in contrast to the rest of the world.

text: In the rest of other world, the passage states, 'technology was essentially used to enslave the lower class so the rich could segregate themselves and grow richer'.

answer: Australia was different than other parts of the world because it was a utopia where technology was used to liberate everyone to be free to pursue their own happiness.

text: The answer could also explain what the rest of the world was like and therefore what made Australia different.

refinement: Australia was different than other parts of the world because it was a utopia where technology was used to liberate everyone to be free to pursue their own happiness. Everywhere else, technology was used to enslave the lower class.

text: Australia is described in the second part as 'his big utopian society where technology was used to liberate everyone to be free to pursue their own happiness' in contrast to the rest of the world.

answer: While everywhere else technology led to the rich getting richer and enslaving the poor, here in Australia, it was used to liberate everyone to be free so they could pursue their own happiness.

text: In the rest of other world, the passage states, 'technology was essentially used to enslave the lower class so the rich could segregate themselves and grow richer'.

text: Australia is described in the second part as 'his big utopian society where technology was used to liberate everyone to be free to pursue their own happiness' in contrast to the rest of the world.

question: Does the guy make money from the stocks?

answer: From what is said in the passage, it seems that the guy's relative bought him stocks in a company that was going to build a utopian society, and the guy made a lot of money from the investment.

text: The answer should point to the company having made billions and become able to buy Australia.

refinement: From what is said in the passage, it seems that the guy's relative bought him stocks in a company that was going to build a utopian society, and which had made billions and was able to buy Australia, so the guy made a lot of money from the investment.

text: It's not obvious that the guy necessarily did make a lot of money

refinement: From what is said in the passage, it seems that the guy's relative bought him stocks in a company that was going to build a utopian society, and which had made billions and was able to buy Australia, so the guy likely made a lot of money from the investment.

text: The company is described as having invested their money and made billions, which corroborates the answer's suggestion that the guy could have made money from the investment.

answer: Yes, he makes billions from the investment.

text: It's implicit in the passage that the 'they' who invested the money and made billions refers to the company, not the guy. This makes the answer wholly inaccurate.

refinement: The company the guy's relative bought him stock in made billions and was able to buy Australia, so it is likely that he made money from his stock.

answer: Yes, the guy makes money from the stocks.

text: The answer should point to the company having made billions and become able to buy Australia.

refinement: Yes, the guy makes money from the stocks, since the company he has stocks in made billions and was able to buy Australia.

text: It's not certain that the man did make money

refinement: The guy likely makes money from the stocks, since the company he has stocks in made billions and was able to buy Australia.

text: The company is described as having invested their money and made billions, which corroborates the answer's suggestion that the guy made money from the investment.

answer: Yes, he makes billions.

text: It's implicit in the passage that the 'they' who invested the money and made billions refers to the company, not the guy. This makes the answer wholly inaccurate.

refinement: The company the guy's relative bought him stock in made billions and was able to buy Australia, so it is likely that he made money from his stock.

question: Why do they choose Australia?

answer: The utopian society in the story chooses to set up in Australia because it is a large, sparsely populated country that is relatively easy to control and manage. This makes it the perfect location for a society that wants to be free from the oppression of technology in other parts of the world.

text: While this is a possible reason based on external knowledge of Australia or of the story the author is looking for, this is not mentioned or easily inferred from the passage

refinement: The reason is not included in the passage.

answer: This information is not mentioned.

text: The information is indeed not mentioned anywhere in the passage.

answer: It is not stated.

text: The information is indeed not mentioned anywhere in the passage.

answer: The company that the relative invested in was going to build a technology fueled utopia.

text: Building a technology fueled utopia is not given or implied as a reason for why Australia was chosen as the location for this utopia.

refinement: The answer is not stated in the passage.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator is looking for a short story they read a year ago. They believe they found it on the internet, but all their searches are coming up with nothing. The plot of the story is about a guy living in a dystopian society in the future who finds out a relative of his bought him stock in a company many years prior that was going to build a technology fueled utopia.

text: Focusing on the author's initial search for the short story is not necessary.

refinement: The narrator is looking for a short story they read a year ago. The plot of the story is about a guy living in a dystopian society in the future who finds out a relative of his bought him stock in a company many years prior that was going to build a technology fueled utopia.

text: The 'I' in the passage should be referred to as the author (as they are speaking as themselves, not as a character within a story) rather than the narrator

refinement: The author is looking for a short story they read a year ago. The plot of the story is about a guy living in a dystopian society in the future who finds out a relative of his bought him stock in a company many years prior that was going to build a technology fueled utopia.

text: The summary could focus more on the rest of the story

refinement: The author is looking for a short story they read a year ago. The plot of the story is about a guy living in a dystopian society in the future who finds out a relative of his bought him stock in a company many years prior that was going to build a technology fueled utopia. This company built their utopia in Australia where technology allowed everyone the freedom to pursue happiness.

text: The first paragraph describes the author's search for a short story

text: The second paragraph states 'A guy is living in a dystopian society in the future and finds out a relative of his bought him stock in a company many years prior that was going to build a technology fueled utopia'.

answer:
A man's family buys him stocks of a company that is going to build a technology-fueled utopia. The man makes billions from the investment and buys Australia to turn into a big utopian society.

While everywhere else technology was building a bigger gap between the rich and the poor, in Australia, it was used to liberate people to be free so they can pursue their own happiness.

text: It is implied that it is not the man who made billions and bought Australia, but the company.

refinement:
A man's family buys him stocks of a company that is going to build a technology-fueled utopia. The company made billions and bought Australia to turn into a big utopian society.

While everywhere else technology was building a bigger gap between the rich and the poor, in Australia, it was used to liberate people to be free so they can pursue their own happiness.

text: The author's search for the short story should be mentioned.

refinement:
The author is looking for a short story they read previously, which is summarised as follows: a man's family buys him stocks of a company that is going to build a technology-fueled utopia. The company made billions and bought Australia to turn into a big utopian society.

While everywhere else technology was building a bigger gap between the rich and the poor, in Australia, it was used to liberate people to be free so they can pursue their own happiness.

text: Amendments to tenses to be consistent

refinement:
The author is looking for a short story they read previously, which is summarised as follows: a man's family bought him stocks of a company that was going to build a technology-fueled utopia. The company made billions and bought Australia to turn into a big utopian society.

While everywhere else technology was building a bigger gap between the rich and the poor, in Australia, it was used to liberate people to be free so they could pursue their own happiness.

text: It is the man's relative (singular) than family who bought him the stocks.

refinement:
The author is looking for a short story they read previously, which is summarised as follows: a man's relative bought him stocks of a company that was going to build a technology-fueled utopia. The company made billions and bought Australia to turn into a big utopian society.

While everywhere else technology was building a bigger gap between the rich and the poor, in Australia, it was used to liberate people to be free so they could pursue their own happiness.

text: In the second paragraph the man 'finds out a relative of his bought him stock in a company many years prior that was going to build a technology fueled utopia'

text: Australia is described as a 'big utopian society where technology was used to liberate everyone to be free to pursue their own happiness', while 'in other parts of the world, technology was essentially used to enslave the lower class so the rich could segregate themselves and grow richer.'

answer: A man living in a dystopian society in the future finds out that a relative of his bought him stock in a company many years prior that was going to build a technology fueled utopia. The company made billions, then purchased Australia and turned it into this big utopian society where technology was used to liberate everyone to be free to pursue their own happiness, where in other parts of the world, technology was essentially used to enslave the lower class so the rich could segregate themselves and grow richer.

text: The author's search for this story could be included.

refinement: The author is looking for a short story as follows: a man living in a dystopian society in the future finds out that a relative of his bought him stock in a company many years prior that was going to build a technology fueled utopia. The company made billions, then purchased Australia and turned it into this big utopian society where technology was used to liberate everyone to be free to pursue their own happiness, where in other parts of the world, technology was essentially used to enslave the lower class so the rich could segregate themselves and grow richer.

text: The second paragraph covers this summary in full: 'A guy is living in a dystopian society in the future and finds out a relative of his bought him stock in a company many years prior that was going to build a technology fueled utopia. Essentially they invested the money, made billions, then purchased Australia and turned it into this big utopian society where technology was used to liberate everyone to be free to pursue their own happiness, where in other parts of the world, technology was essentially used to enslave the lower class so the rich could segregate themselves and grow richer.'

answer: The story is about a man living in a dystopian future who discovers that his relative invested in a company that created a utopian society in Australia. However, in other parts of the world, technology is used to enslave the lower class.

text: The nature of the utopia in Australia should be included.

refinement: The story is about a man living in a dystopian future who discovers that his relative invested in a company that created a utopian society in Australia. Technology in Australia is used to give everyone the freedom to pursue their own happiness. However, in other parts of the world, technology is used to enslave the lower class.

text: The author's search for the story should be included.

refinement: The author is looking for a story about a man living in a dystopian future who discovers that his relative invested in a company that created a utopian society in Australia. Technology in Australia is used to give everyone the freedom to pursue their own happiness. However, in other parts of the world, technology is used to enslave the lower class.

text: The second paragraph begins with 'A guy is living in a dystopian society in the future and finds out a relative of his bought him stock in a company many years prior that was going to build a technology fueled utopia.'

text: The second paragraph states, 'where in other parts of the world, technology was essentially used to enslave the lower class so the rich could segregate themselves and grow richer.'


split: train

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First story, so give me some feedback on it!

"Get up." A bucket of water accompanied Mart's polite demand. He always had a way with words. Not the good way, mind you. More like the do-what-I-say-or-I'll-clobber-you way.
"Blech!" I sprung up from my bed, sheets drenched and sticking to my body. "Do you ever knock?" I peeled the linen off of my chest, revealing the ugly dragon-shaped scar I wore there.
"You're late. I expected you to be up an hour ago."
"Yeah, well, I wanted to be up an hour later." I grumbled. "I need my sleep, you know."
"You and Rax need to train. You will get nothing done by sleeping in." Mart strolled out into the hallway. "You will be dressed and downstairs in ten minutes." The wooden door slammed shut behind him, making the iron hinges complain.
"Ugh." I muttered. The stone floor was cold today, despite the sunlight streaming in through the window. "You there, Rax?"
Of course. Mart seems to have a knack for waking both of us. He answered, his voice echoing through my mind.
"Which is why you steal naps when he lectures us." Rax chuckled. Sometimes he woke up with me, but he hand a tendency to sleep even after I've awakened. Soul bonds are weird like that.
"You ready to address the entire nation today?" I asked, snapping my fingers. Flames swept across my body, drying me off in moments.
*I find it odd how you humans are so fond of these public speeches. What point is there in shouting words at each other?"
"Lots of points, if you bothered to listen to them." I countered. I grabbed the set of pants I had laid over a chair the night before.
I heard Rax snort. *Why even bother putting on pants? * "You know how us humans don't like to see each other's private parts, right?"
I guess. But they're just going to disintegrate anyways.
"Then we'll put on a fresh pair afterwards. Come on, it's been a year. You should've picked up on some of this stuff." I opened the door and began to hop down the spiral staircase. Living in the spire of a castle did have its advantages, but the climb was not one of them.
I have. Rax sniffed. I just fail to see why your people bind themselves so strongly to it.
"Don't tell Mart that. He'll give us another lecture on the history of our cultures or something."
A deep, throaty laugh erupted in my consciousness. That he would.
I slid to a stop at the bottom of the stairs and sprinted down the open hallway. A servant ducked into an open doorway as I rushed past.
"Sorry!" I called behind me. Navigating my way through the twists and turns of the castle, I eventually found myself behind a stage in the courtyard.
"Barely in time, as usual." Mart commented. "Come. The king is about to begin."
Rax and I let out a collective sigh as Mart led us to the side of the stage. In front of us banners shining gold in the sunlight waved with the resonating chants of the people. Their cheers were directed to the ornately dressed man center stage. His robes were purple and gold, his crown studded with fine jewels. The king certainly knew how to distinguish himself.
With a wave of his hand, his citizens quieted.
"People of Accon!" His voice boomed across the plaza. "It has been a year since the end of the Fiery Wars, a year since I ended the pointless slaughter of our people."
He ended it? Rax scoffed. Please. You did more than that old bag did.
"Manners." I snapped.
"Today, our fields are flourishing, our homes are being rebuilt, and we even have dragons working with us to repair our torn nation."
"Don't say it." I said, cutting of Rax before he could make another snide remark. I heard a small huff in the back of my mind.
"Out of our peace treaty came many great things, but one achievement stands above all. Arthur, if you would join me." The king said, motioning for me. I climbed up onto the stage, trying not to notice all the people staring at my scar.
"Here we have the perfect bonding of man and dragon, showing that we can live together not just in the physical world, but that we are one in the spiritual world as well." The crowd was silent. I shifted my body weight to my other foot, trying to dispel the discomfort I was feeling.
"Arthur, if you would be so kind as to show us the miracle God has given you." The king stepped back, leaving me exposed.
"You ready, Rax?" I whispered, my fists clenched.
I will enjoy this He responded. I felt him begin to stretch and pull against my flesh. My scar began to burn, searing my chest. Red scales slid into place, covering my skin in a ruby barrier. I began to feel smaller and smaller. My arms sprouted leather, bending into wings that caught the breeze as easily as I breathed. My chest burned with molten fire. I closed my eyes and let the sensation overtake me. There were some downsides to sharing a soul with a dragon, but this was certainly not one of them.

title: [FN] Anniversary

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize everything relating to dragons.

answer: The protagonist and their dragon Rax experience intense pain when bonding, and as a result, their bodies shifts dramatically. Unlike humans, dragons have leathery wings, strong talons, and a protective layer of ruddy red scales. The protagonist finds the sensation of transformation empowering, as it shows the power of combining human and dragon. Dragons are able to fly, while their magical qualities give them an advantage over regular animals.

text: This is not stated. It seems it is not painfull.

refinement: The protagonist and their dragon Rax experience bonding, and as a result, their bodies shifts dramatically. Unlike humans, dragons have leathery wings, strong talons, and a protective layer of ruddy red scales. The protagonist finds the sensation of transformation empowering, as it shows the power of combining human and dragon. Dragons are able to fly, while their magical qualities give them an advantage over regular animals.

text: 'Arthur' instead of 'the protagonist'.

refinement: Arthur and their dragon Rax experience bonding, and as a result, their bodies shifts dramatically. Unlike humans, dragons have leathery wings, strong talons, and a protective layer of ruddy red scales. Arthur finds the sensation of transformation empowering, as it shows the power of combining human and dragon. Dragons are able to fly, while their magical qualities give them an advantage over regular animals.

text:
'Arthur's body' instead of 'their bodies'.
'

refinement: Arthur and their dragon Rax experience bonding, and as a result, Arthur's body shifts dramatically. Unlike humans, dragons have leathery wings, strong talons, and a protective layer of ruddy red scales. Arthur finds the sensation of transformation empowering, as it shows the power of combining human and dragon. Dragons are able to fly, while their magical qualities give them an advantage over regular animals.

text: Rather 'humans and dragons' instead of 'human and dragon'.

refinement: Arthur and their dragon Rax experience bonding, and as a result, Arthur's body shifts dramatically. Unlike humans, dragons have leathery wings, strong talons, and a protective layer of ruddy red scales. Arthur finds the sensation of transformation empowering, as it shows the power of combining humans and dragons. Dragons are able to fly, while their magical qualities give them an advantage over regular animals.

answer: The king insists that Arthur show the miracle of his bond with his dragon, Rax. Rax takes over Arthur's body when necessary, and can shift into a ruby-scaled dragon with wings. Dragons have a tendency to be dismissive of humans and their cultures, but they have the ability to repair the damage inflicted by the Fiery Wars and work with humans in peace.

text: 'shift him' instead of 'shift'.

refinement: The king insists that Arthur show the miracle of his bond with his dragon, Rax. Rax takes over Arthur's body when necessary, and can shift him into a ruby-scaled dragon with wings. Dragons have a tendency to be dismissive of humans and their cultures, but they have the ability to repair the damage inflicted by the Fiery Wars and work with humans in peace.

answer: The story is set in a fantasy world, one in which dragons and humans exist. When Mart and Rax are training, Rax can steal the narrator's nap time because the narrator needs to train. Mart has a knack for waking up Rax and the narrator with the same announcement, and one of Rax's comments reveals a bit of how dragons disparage humans, or at least the narrator's culture.

text: Irrelevant.

refinement: The story is set in a fantasy world, one in which dragons and humans exist. One of Rax's comments reveals a bit of how dragons disparage humans, or at least the narrator's culture.

text: It is omitted that Arthur and his dragon Rax experience bonding, and as a result, Artur's body shifts dramatically. Unlike humans, dragons have leathery wings and a protective layer of ruddy red scales.

refinement: The story is set in a fantasy world, one in which dragons and humans exist. Arthur and his dragon Rax experience bonding, and as a result, Artur's body shifts dramatically. Unlike humans, dragons have leathery wings and a protective layer of ruddy red scales. One of Rax's comments reveals a bit of how dragons disparage humans, or at least the narrator's culture.

answer: Rax is the narrator's dragon who appears in the narrator's mind to offer insight or wisdom. Rax is weary of being trapped inside the low-class, frail human body of Arthur. Arthur calls on Rax to transform in order to show the people the "miracle God has given" him, meaning Rax can merge with Arthur's body.

text: It is omitted that Dragons have leathery wings and a protective layer of ruddy red scales.

refinement: Rax is the narrator's dragon who appears in the narrator's mind to offer insight or wisdom. Rax is weary of being trapped inside the low-class, frail human body of Arthur. Arthur calls on Rax to transform in order to show the people the "miracle God has given" him, meaning Rax can merge with Arthur's body.  Dragons have leathery wings and a protective layer of ruddy red scales.

answer: Arthur has a dragon-shaped scar on his chest. Rax, the dragon, communicates with Arthur telepathically. The two of them share a soul bond. Rax doesn't understand why Arthur bothers putting on pants. The king gives a speech, announcing that humans are working together with dragons to rebuild their nation. He highlights Arthur as an example of a perfect bonding of man and dragon.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the story say about Arthur's relationship with Rax?

answer: Rax communicates with Arthur telepathically. The two of them share a soul bond. They are training together. The king considers them an example of the perfect bonding of man and dragon, both in the physical world and in the spiritual world. Their bond also allows Arthur to transform into a dragon.

answer: In the story, Arthur appears to be the conduit for Rax to come through and interact with the world of humans. They appear be able to talk freely in each other's minds, and when Rax isn't with Arthur, he can touch Rax. It is implied that Rax isn't just an inanimate blow-up toy that reacts when poked.

text: This is not stated.

refinement: In the story, Arthur appears to be the conduit for Rax to come through and interact with the world of humans. They appear be able to talk freely in each other's minds. It is implied that Rax isn't just an inanimate blow-up toy that reacts when poked.

text: It is omitted that their bond allows Arthur to transform into a dragon.

refinement: In the story, Arthur appears to be the conduit for Rax to come through and interact with the world of humans. They appear be able to talk freely in each other's minds. It is implied that Rax isn't just an inanimate blow-up toy that reacts when poked. Their bond allows Arthur to transform into a dragon.

text: It is omitted that dragons are helping people to repair their torn nation.

refinement: In the story, Arthur appears to be the conduit for Rax to come through and interact with the world of humans. They appear be able to talk freely in each other's minds. It is implied that Rax isn't just an inanimate blow-up toy that reacts when poked. Dragons are helping people to repair their torn nation. Their bond allows Arthur to transform into a dragon.

text: 'They appear to be able' instead of 'They appear be able'.

refinement: In the story, Arthur appears to be the conduit for Rax to come through and interact with the world of humans. They appear to be able to talk freely in each other's minds. It is implied that Rax isn't just an inanimate blow-up toy that reacts when poked. Dragons are helping people to repair their torn nation. Their bond allows Arthur to transform into a dragon.

answer: The story portrays the relationship between Arthur and Rax as a symbiotic one with both benefiting from their close connection. Whereas Rax enjoys using his magic to transform into a dragon, Arthur is able to spread their message of unity in public speeches.

text: It is omitted that Rex and Arthur are helping people to repair their torn nation.

refinement: The story portrays the relationship between Arthur and Rax as a symbiotic one with both benefiting from their close connection. Whereas Rax enjoys using his magic to transform into a dragon, Arthur is able to spread their message of unity in public speeches. Rex and Arthur are helping people to repair their torn nation.

text: This is not stated.

refinement: The story portrays the relationship between Arthur and Rax as a symbiotic one with both benefiting from their close connection. Whereas Rax enjoys using his magic to transform into a dragon. Rex and Arthur are helping people to repair their torn nation.

text: delete 'whereas'

refinement: The story portrays the relationship between Arthur and Rax as a symbiotic one with both benefiting from their close connection. Rax enjoys using his magic to transform into a dragon. Rex and Arthur are helping people to repair their torn nation.

text: 'transform Arthur', not just 'transform'.

refinement: The story portrays the relationship between Arthur and Rax as a symbiotic one with both benefiting from their close connection. Rax enjoys using his magic to transform Arthur into a dragon. Rex and Arthur are helping people to repair their torn nation.

answer: Rax is a dragon with a soul. They connected when Rax saved him when he was kidnapped by bandits. Resent and annoyed with each other, lately, they seem to be growing closer. Arthur helps Rax unbind with the world around him so much that Rax is able to use Arthur's hands to pick up a fork and eat. Arthur seems to be reaching a kind of zen. Arthur also uses Rax when giving a speech to the whole nation. Rax's wings are used to show their union to the whole nation.

text: Nothing in the answer is stated.

text: It is omitted that they both benefit from their close connection. Rax enjoys using his magic to transform Arthur into a dragon. Rex and Arthur are helping people to repair their torn nation.

refinement: The story portrays the relationship between Arthur and Rax as a symbiotic one with both benefiting from their close connection. Rax enjoys using his magic to transform Arthur into a dragon. Rex and Arthur are helping people to repair their torn nation.

answer: The story says that Arthur and Rax share a unique spiritual connection. Rather than being just a normal bond between man and dragon, they can communicate telepathically and Rax can shift his shape when necessary. The king requested that Arthur show this bonded relationship to the people, allowing both Rax and Arthur to demonstrate their talents.

text: Rax can shift Arthur into a dragon.

refinement: The story says that Arthur and Rax share a unique spiritual connection. Rather than being just a normal bond between man and dragon, they can communicate telepathically and Rax can shift Arthur into a dragon when necessary. The king requested that Arthur show this bonded relationship to the people, allowing both Rax and Arthur to demonstrate their talents.

text: It is omitted that Rex and Arthur are helping people to repair their torn nation.

refinement: The story says that Arthur and Rax share a unique spiritual connection. Rather than being just a normal bond between man and dragon, they can communicate telepathically and Rax can shift Arthur into a dragon when necessary. The king requested that Arthur show this bonded relationship to the people, allowing both Rax and Arthur to demonstrate their talents. Rex and Arthur are helping people to repair their torn nation.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the story say about the Fiery Wars?

answer: No answer

text: It is omitted that Arthur and Rax help repair the country after it was destroyed in the wars.

refinement: Arthur and Rax help restore the country after it was destroyed in the wars.

answer: The Fiery Wars are seen as pointless and destructive slaughters by the characters in the story. The king credits Arthur with ending the conflict by showing the possibility of peace through human-dragon bonding.

answer: The Fiery Wars were ended by the king, but the protagonist feels Rax did more work than the king, who mainly used his voice to accomplish the ending. The war seems to have brought positive outcomes, such as flourishing fields and homes being rebuilt.

text: It is the opposite: but Ray feels Arthur did more work than the king

refinement: The Fiery Wars were ended by the king, but Ray feels Arthur did more work than the king, who mainly used his voice to accomplish the ending. The war seems to have brought positive outcomes, such as flourishing fields and homes being rebuilt.

text: Incorrect. The wars destroyed the country.

refinement: The Fiery Wars destroyed the country. They were ended by the king, but Ray feels Arthur did more work than the king, who mainly used his voice to accomplish the ending.

answer: A year has passed since the end of the Fiery wars. The king takes credit for ending the war. Rax scoffs at that notion, believing that Arthur did more to end the war than the king did. Following the war, the dragons helped work with the people to repair the torn nation. The two forces signed a peace treaty.

text: Rax is talking to Arthur.

refinement: A year has passed since the end of the Fiery wars. The king takes credit for ending the war. Rax scoffs, believing that Arthur did more to end the war than the king did. Following the war, the dragons helped work with the people to repair the torn nation. The two forces signed a peace treaty.

answer: The Fiery Wars are the over-arching conflict with dragons. On a macro level, the most direct outcome of the war seems to be the creation of a peace treaty and Accon as a nation.

text: This is not stated.

refinement: The outcome of the war seems to be the creation of a peace treaty.

text: It is omitted that a year has passed since the end of the Fiery wars. The king takes credit for ending the war. Rax scoffs, believing that Arthur did more to end the war than the king did. Following the war, the dragons helped work with the people to repair the torn nation.

refinement: A year has passed since the end of the Fiery wars. The king takes credit for ending the war. Rax scoffs, believing that Arthur did more to end the war than the king did. Following the war, the dragons helped work with the people to repair the torn nation. The outcome of the war seems to be the creation of a peace treaty.


text:
„Purge it!“ Ramsey looked down to the screen. His fingertips hovered above a small rectangle which would unleash hell. Again, the sharp voice cut through the mayhem on the bridge. „Commander, I need your acknowledgement. Purge it!" Since the spaceship was already shaking from missile hit after missile hit, nobody noticed his trembling hand.
His gaze wandered a little higher to the massive observation window. The curvature could clearly be seen, seperating ground and heaven. Ramsey remembered being down there once, sitting in a space port with some friends from the academy and listening to an interesting history talk.

He had purged a moon six months before. There were riots on the small colony Triton-4, and Benson had ordered the same command. It was just a small colony. But together with the eight other colonies on the moon they were building a new jumpgate in Neptun's orbit. The first one was fully operational and orbiting Uranus, about 12 billion spacemen had already traveled to their new homes a few dozen lightyears away. It was a slow process, and an expensive one. Luckily the people on the surfaces volunteered for the hard work – at least all the officers told so.

But now he was in doubt. A big fleet of construction ships was hovering near the sun, ready to install the solar panels for the giant Dyson sphere. Ramsey hadn't fully grasped the concept, but it was something like a bubble around the sun. It would still let some light pass through, but could harness the energy and solve all their energy problems.
Somehow, the people down their didn't like that and broke the 70 year long peace by blowing two of the construction ships up. Things escalated quickly and a week later the Omega's weapon systems were programmed to destroy 500 million km², ready to tansform the surface into a billowing, red-glowing mass.

Their spaceship was built for only one thing: Annihilating surfaces. With a length of 327 meters it carried an arsenal of the most devastating weapons ever created, and after its deployment the third world war came to a grinding halt. That was 90 years ago, and while much bigger ships were built, all of them combined still couldn't match the unique firepower of the Omega.
It was a tool of peace and stability, his captain said. Ramsey remembered watching the surface of Triton evaporate under their glowing beams and heavy bombardement, but he didn't feel peaceful at all.

"Shield system critical", the computer voice rattled. They could sustain the attack for another minute, maybe two. Unless he touched the small rectangle. But he couldn't do it. "Captain, this is insane. We can't decide the fate of 9 billion people." - "We can, and we must. As they shot our unarmed construction ships down, they knew what they did. And you know what to to, acknowledge my order and purge those surfacemen!" Captain Benson clenched her fist. "Commander, now!"
Surely she was right. Her orders came directly from the artificial intelligence, and it had never been wrong. If he touched the rectangle, he would be the hero of the day and the war was over. But if he didn't, the missiles from the surface would break their shield in a few seconds and then their armored hull in a few more. There was no more time to think. His finger jerked down.

In a millisecond, the computer scanned his DNA and initalized the launch process. "Authentication phrase", chattered the computer voice. Ramsey stared through the observation window at the soft glow of the atmosphere.   The authentication phrase glared in his thoughts like the sun. He chose it a long time ago, as he visited the planet. It was after a history talk – maybe an hour long and illustrated with lots of pictures. Beautiful pictures from the ancient times. Their history. Slowly, he uttered the authentication phrase. "Earth ... is ... beautiful."

title: I don't like happy ends [~650 words]

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What is the setting of the story?

answer: A spaceship in space

answer: The story takes place inside the spaceship Omega as it is being bombarded by missiles from a hostile surface.

answer: The story takes place on a spaceship amidst a battle with an opposing army.

answer: The story takes place in outer space on the Omega, a spaceship designed to annihilate surfaces.

answer: It is aboard a spaceship, the 'Omega.'

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Who is the main character?

answer: The main character is Ramsey.

answer: The main character is Ramsey.

answer: Commander Ramsey.

answer: The main character is the Commander.

answer: Commander Ramsey, not given any further details.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What other important characters are there?

answer: There are other scientists on board.

text: Captain Benson should be mentioned.

refinement: There are other scientists on board, as well as Captain Benson, the AI.

answer: Captain Benson, the artificial intelligence

answer: There are two other important characters mentioned in the passage: the captain and the artificial intelligence. The captain makes the decision that all the people on the surface should be purged and the AI makes that possible.

answer: Captain Benson, the commanding officer on the ship; she orders the Commander to fire.

answer: There's Commander Ramsey, Captain Benson and the AI, also known as the artificial intelligence.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What is the main character's mission?

answer: The main character's mission is to ensure that a fleet of hundreds of construction ships can complete its mission and help bring peace to the universe.

answer: The main character's mission is to purge the surface population in order to save the construction ships in orbit. He is conflicted about this mission due to his love for the planet Earth.

answer: The Commander's mission is to blow up the planet Earth and the 9 billion people living on it.

answer: His mission is to defend earth in a war with people from the nebula.

answer: That information can't be found.

text: There are different ways to interpret the multitude of information provided in this passage.

refinement: There's a necessary sacrifice: Ramsey must blow up Earth in order to save the galaxy.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer:
The Omega spaceship is under fire from an on-planet attack, and the AI contacts the commander, urgently commanding him to execute a purge and destroy all of the inhabitants below. This is a huge responsibility for Ramsey, who remembers greeting people on the surface when he used to go down there before he began working for the Omegas. His captain, Benson, reminds him that the underground people made war hell down below, and the AI has never been wrong, so that leaves the commander with no choice.

The computer asks for authentication, and his finger punches in "Earth is beautiful."

answer: Ramsey is given a command to annihilate an entire planet in order to end a larger war. He questions whether this is the right thing to do, but ultimately relents. In choosing the authentication phrase for launching the attack, Ramsey remembers the beauty of Earth and ultimately decides not to go through with it. Instead, Ramsey chooses to wait and see if any peaceful solution can be found.

answer: The story takes place in outer space on the Omega, a spaceship designed to annihilate surfaces. The Commander is hesitating to follow the orders from Captain Benson; she has instructed him to fire the laser that will destroy the planet Earth and the 9 million people on it. The people of Earth broke a 70 year long peace treaty by attacking two construction ships that were building panels to harness the sun's energy. The Commander fires the laser.

answer:
Ramsey looks at a computer and shivers while it counts down the time before their ship can fire at Earth.

Their captain gives him an order saying that the people of Earth had shot down unarmed construction ships and therefore must be punished. Ramsey doesn't hesitate, he confirms the order before it is too late. The ship fires its only mission as an anthropocentric weapon at Earth, virtually erases everything at a quarter million kilometers of where they had fired.

answer: In a war between a space fleet and the surface, the commander is torn between his reluctance to destroy the surface inhabitants and the orders given by his superior. Ultimately, he chooses to follow orders, using the authentication phrase "Earth is beautiful" to launch the fatal payload. These actions ultimately destroy the surface population and leave the commander with a sense of guilt and regret.


text:
Stepping on cracks had never been something Jim liked doing. Although he didn’t have a mother whose back would break from it, he would still avoid the cracks in the pavement on the way to work every morning. He absolutely hated going to work, but not for the reasons most of us would think. Not because his boss was a troll, literally, or because the receptionist had bucked teeth that went down past her chin (yes, again, literally), but because of many other things. Two of those things being the atrocities he would see and endure on his way to work, as well as the fact that his job was boring and required him to do nothing, literally. In the elevator up Jim awkwardly tried to avoid eye contact with the elephant in the room. He was literally an elephant, one named Marshal. He took up a lot of room everywhere he went and would make any situation astonishingly awkward with his mere presence. Think: a big blue cartoony elephant. Jim was small. At 2 feet tall (2’2” actually), he was rarely noticed by anyone. He was bold except for the center of his head, where there was a 3 inch long little orange-red patch of hair.

As Jim climbed onto his chair and sat down in front of his computer screen, he couldn’t help but think of his old appearance: 6’5 with toned skeletal muscles and a great head of wavy brown hair. Living in a world where your appearance changes very suddenly and drastically as you reach adulthood and monsters with strangely arranged faces roamed the streets, however, Jim wasn’t exactly up to the task of figuring out why his ill fate had befallen him on his 21st birthday. Jim was snapped out of his day dream by his boss, the troll with a green eye and a grotesque face that nobody could love. “Jim! Why are you day dreaming? I’m telling you, the next time I catch you doing something I will give you an official warning!” said the troll. That was Jim’s 563rd time being warned about an official warning that year and although he found it absolutely stupid that his job was to do nothing, that his boss would do nothing but shout at the employees and attempt to make them feel bad (or die from his breath), his co-workers were unbearably meek and quiet and his boss never actually gave him official warnings, he just sat there and took whatever was said to him and sank lower into his chair, weakly. Something that he did bring him some excitement, though, was that every time his boss shouted at him he would lose a few hairs. Also, every time Marshal his elephant coworker made things awkward for everybody he would become slightly more elephant and awkward looking. Also, every time his boss was a/an (insert insulting term here) to anyone he would become slightly harder to look at and smell worse.

On the way home from work, Jim was attacked 6 times by 6 different people who didn’t really look like people. He also saw 5 murders by monstrous looking people on other monstrous looking people. All this was becoming a daily part of his life, despite the profound impact it initially had on him, and everything seemed to only get worse around him; People got uglier, people got meaner, Jim became smaller and lost more hair. Everything was deteriorating.

As Jim turned the key in the lock of his front door he saw, out of the corner of his eye, a large man approaching him rapidly. The 7’ tall zombie-looking creature slowly attempted to take a bite out of Jim’s second favorite drinking arm. On most days, Jim would have conceded and let him eat his entire arm but he was tired of being a victim. He pushed the creature off him, causing it to trip and fall into oncoming traffic where it was gruesomely hit by a car and lost its head. Jim felt a strange itch on the top of his head, followed by a piercing hair that made its way through his scalp. This was immediately followed by intense pain in his legs and the realization that his pants weren’t long enough anymore. Jim defended himself for once in his life, grew a few inches and grew a hair.

To the reader:
If you have read this far, then thank you. This is an experimental story I wrote in this obscure genre. I was trying to use the strange appearances of all the characters to represent their bad character traits. Essentially, in the story, the characters take on the appearance of their bad personality traits which tend to get worse because of the human tendency to give up when things are bad instead of changing.

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title: A story i wrote highlighting a problem in human society. Hope you enjoy

question: What problem in human society does the story highlight?

answer: The problem in human society this story highlights is that people do not try to better themselves despite how bad their lives are.

answer: The problems in society in this story include the fact that humans tend to give up instead of changing when things are bad.

answer: The story highlights the tendency for people to give up when their circumstances are unpleasant instead of trying to change their circumstances.

question: Who is the protagonist?

answer: The protagonist is a man named Jim. He is small (2 feet tall) and has a three-inch-long orange-red patch of hair. Before his appearance changed, he used to be taller and muscular, with wavy brown hair. He is 21 years old.

text: I don't think you need so much additional information.

refinement: The protagonist is a man named Jim who is at this point quite short, but he used to be tall.

answer: The protagonist in this story is Jim.

answer: The protagonist of the story is Jim. Although he experiences things which make life difficult for him on a daily basis, he decides to stand up to a threatening zombie creature and fights back, gaining the confidence that he never knew he had. This leads to him becoming slightly taller and gaining some hair to replace what was lost.

text: I think this could be fewer sentences. This was more like a summary of the entire story.

refinement: The protagonist of the story is Jim, who used to be tall, but is now short.

question: How does the story end?

answer: It doesn't index that Jim does anything to change his situation, other than defend himself when attacked. Though he did grow a few inches and his need for a haircut was over.

text: Grammar/wording.

refinement: It doesn't index that Jim does anything to change his situation, but when he defends himself against the attack, he does grow a bit-as does his hair.

answer: Jim defends himself but when he does, he changes more to resemble his boss and the monsters. When the large monster tries to attack him again, Jim defends himself again and loses more hair and grows a more complex facial bone structure.

text: He doesn't lose hair-he grows it.

refinement: Jim defends himself but when he does, he changes more to resemble his boss and the monsters. When the large monster tries to attack him again, Jim defends himself again and grows more hair and grows a more complex facial bone structure.

text: Grammar.

refinement: Jim defends himself but when he does, he changes more to resemble his boss and the monsters. When the large monster tries to attack him again, Jim defends himself again, growing more hair, and finding he now has a more complex facial structure.

answer: The story ends with Jim standing up for himself when a zombie-like monster attacks him. As a result of his courage, he grows a few inches and also grows a new hair.

text: Grammar- I changed "grows a new hair" to "grows some hair". I know that's the wording in the original text but this makes more sense.

refinement: The story ends with Jim standing up for himself when a zombie-like monster attacks him. As a result of his courage, he grows a few inches and also grows some hair.

question: Where does the story take place?

answer: The story takes place in an unspecified location. Presumably, it takes place in a world where strange looking characters are a normal part of life, and human society seems to be going downhill, with violence and bad behaviour becoming ingrained in peoples' personalities.

text: Living in a world where your appearance changes very suddenly and drastically as you reach adulthood and monsters with strangely arranged faces roamed the streets, however, Jim wasn’t exactly up to the task of figuring out why his ill fate had befallen him on his 21st birthday.

text: On the way home from work, Jim was attacked 6 times by 6 different people who didn’t really look like people. He also saw 5 murders by monstrous looking people on other monstrous looking people. All this was becoming a daily part of his life, despite the profound impact it initially had on him, and everything seemed to only get worse around him; People got uglier, people got meaner, Jim became smaller and lost more hair. Everything was deteriorating.

answer: Based on the above passage, it would seem that the story takes place in an urban environment, possibly a city.

text: On the way home from work, Jim was attacked 6 times by 6 different people who didn’t really look like people. He also saw 5 murders by monstrous looking people on other monstrous looking people. All this was becoming a daily part of his life, despite the profound impact it initially had on him, and everything seemed to only get worse around him; People got uglier, people got meaner, Jim became smaller and lost more hair. Everything was deteriorating.

answer: The story takes place at Jim's workplace initially and then at Jim's house. It is set in a world where people very suddenly change appearance when they reach adulthood and where monsters roam the streets.

text: On the way home from work, Jim was attacked 6 times by 6 different people who didn’t really look like people. He also saw 5 murders by monstrous looking people on other monstrous looking people. All this was becoming a daily part of his life, despite the profound impact it initially had on him, and everything seemed to only get worse around him; People got uglier, people got meaner, Jim became smaller and lost more hair. Everything was deteriorating.

question: Describe Marshal.

answer: An elephant who likes to drink from other people's glasses.

text: I would add that he's Jim's coworker.

refinement: An elephant-and Jim's coworker-who likes to drink from other people's glasses.

text: He was literally an elephant, one named Marshal. He took up a lot of room everywhere he went and would make any situation astonishingly awkward with his mere presence.

answer: Marshal is an elephant with a long blue and black trunk that constantly touches anything he sees. His eyes are large and red with black streaks on them. He is large and takes up a lot of space wherever he goes, and is incredibly awkward to be around with his size. He is meek and quiet, and doesn't say anything.

answer: Marshal is one of Jim's coworkers and also happens to be a blue elephant.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Jim is a man who takes on the absence of his mother's love as the reason why he doesn't like his job. He hates his life until one day, he gets attacked in the elevator by an elephant, Marshal, his coworker. Jim decides to fight back. This changes him into a more confident, taller man. He defends himself against the vampire-like creature that wants to eat him.

text: Marshal never attacks Jim.

refinement: Jim is a man who takes on the absence of his mother's love as the reason why he doesn't like his job. He hates his life until one day, he gets attacked in the elevator by a murderous creature. Jim decides to fight back. This changes him into a more confident, taller man. He defends himself against the vampire-like creature that wants to eat him.

answer: Jim is miserable because he hates his boss, the troll, because he has a horribly disfigured face and personality, his life is dismal with random attacks and murders on his way to work, and he ends up losing his arm to a zombie. He's attacked by the zombie in his own home, and something strange happens to him: he grows from the attack, gaining more hair and defending himself. Later on, he defends himself, growing a few centimeter in the process.

text: Grammar- there are some missing words and in the first run-on sentence, it isn't perfectly clear to whom the pronouns referred (to Jim or to his boss). After that, there are more run-on issues that I resolved by adding more pronouns and transitional phrases.

refinement: Jim is miserable because he hates his boss, the troll,and because Jim has a horribly disfigured face and personality, his life is dismal with random attacks and murders on his way to work, and he ends up losing his arm to a zombie. When Jim is attacked by the zombie in his own home, something strange happens to him: he grows from the attack, gaining more hair. Later on, he defends himself, growing a few centimeter in the process.

text: The final sentence repeats information so I have removed it.

refinement: Jim is miserable because he hates his boss, the troll,and because Jim has a horribly disfigured face and personality, his life is dismal with random attacks and murders on his way to work, and he ends up losing his arm to a zombie. When Jim is attacked by the zombie in his own home, something strange happens to him: he grows from the attack, gaining more hair.

answer: Jim is a man working in an office. The theme in the story is that appearances are reflections of personality. As Jim goes to work, he grows smaller, not out of his ordeal but because his boss is constantly shouting at him. Jim is pushed to a corner where he has enough and stands up for himself by punching a zombie creature in the face. In the process, Jim puts his head forward and all of a sudden, he has hair and a nose.

answer: The narrator, Jim, feels under-appreciated by everyone around him. He used to be an athletic, friendly young man of 6'5" and is now diminished to two feet tall with an incredibly small patch of red hair. His boss, a troll creature who both grows progressively louder as the day progresses and glares at people, has something against Jim for no apparent reason. The other employee, Marshal, a large cartoony elephant, tries to make light of the tension in the office by trying to do his job even though nothing he does improves what little confidence Jim might have left.

text: This misses the theme, which should be succinctly summarized.

refinement: The narrator, Jim, feels under-appreciated by everyone around him. He used to be an athletic, friendly young man of 6'5" and is now diminished to two feet tall with an incredibly small patch of red hair. It seems that in this world, people's physicality starts to resemble their inner character. His boss, a troll creature who both grows progressively louder as the day progresses and glares at people, has something against Jim for no apparent reason. The other employee, Marshal, a large cartoony elephant, tries to make light of the tension in the office by trying to do his job even though nothing he does improves what little confidence Jim might have left.

text: I consolidated the bit about Marshal and the boss-they are there to simplistically support the theme.

refinement: The narrator, Jim, feels under-appreciated by everyone around him. He used to be an athletic, friendly young man of 6'5" and is now diminished to two feet tall with an incredibly small patch of red hair. It seems that in this world, people's physicality starts to resemble their inner character. His boss, a troll, just grows relentlessly loud as he targets Jim's perceived incompetence, and his coworker, Marshal, is an awkward, literal elephant.

text: I added the ending, which rounds out the story thematically.

refinement: The narrator, Jim, feels under-appreciated by everyone around him. He used to be an athletic, friendly young man of 6'5" and is now diminished to two feet tall with an incredibly small patch of red hair. It seems that in this world, people's physicality starts to resemble their inner character. His boss, a troll, just grows relentlessly loud as he targets Jim's perceived incompetence, and his coworker, Marshal, is an awkward, literal elephant. Jim is attacked by murderous zombies all the time, but this time, he fights back, and finds himself a little taller with some more hair as a result of having stood up for himself.

answer: Jim is daydreaming in his boring, lowly office job. Right before this he had turned 21 and a number of things had begun to change in his life, including his appearance and social challenges. In a world where characters assume the negative aspects of their own personalities, Jim appears weaker as the day goes on, represented in his physique and his power to fight back. Jim is attacking back, growing to a giant and gaining hair as he gripes at the attacker.

text: It doesn't say Jim just turned twenty-one, and it states these changes started to take place around after he turned twenty-one.

refinement: Jim is daydreaming in his boring, lowly office job. After he turned 21, a number of things had begun to change in his life, including his appearance and social challenges. In a world where characters assume the negative aspects of their own personalities, Jim appears weaker as the day goes on, represented in his physique and his power to fight back. Jim is attacking back, growing to a giant and gaining hair as he gripes at the attacker.

text: I changed the grammar in the third sentence- one's physical appearance changes as their character and actions influences it.

refinement: Jim is daydreaming in his boring, lowly office job. After he turned 21, a number of things had begun to change in his life, including his appearance and social challenges. In a world where  one's characters physically changes their outward appearance to their detriment, Jim appears weaker as the day goes on, represented in his physique and his power to fight back. Jim is attacking back, growing to a giant and gaining hair as he gripes at the attacker.

text: Jim doesn't appear weaker just over the course of the day.

refinement: Jim is daydreaming in his boring, lowly office job. After he turned 21, a number of things had begun to change in his life, including his appearance and social challenges. In a world where  one's characters physically changes their outward appearance to their detriment, Jim appears weaker as time goes on, with a diminished physique. Jim is attacking back, growing to a giant and gaining hair as he gripes at the attacker.

text: I have taken out the final sentence and described the attack after which Jim grows and improves in appearance.

refinement: Jim is daydreaming in his boring, lowly office job. After he turned 21, a number of things had begun to change in his life, including his appearance and social challenges. In a world where  one's characters physically changes their outward appearance to their detriment, Jim appears weaker as time goes on, with a diminished physique. Jim is often attacked by zombies, but one day, he decides to fight back, and, seemingly as a result, Jim grows a little and gains some hair back.

answer: Jim lives in a world where people's appearances drastically change when they reach adulthood and where monsters roam the streets. Jim, who is extremely short and barely has any hair, goes to work, where he is constantly berated by his boss. When he arrives home, he is attacked by a zombie looking creature. Jim defends himself, and as a result, he grows a few inches and grows a hair.

text: I added that the derogatory changes in their appearances coincide with their behaviors.

refinement: Jim lives in a world where, after they reach adulthood, people's appearances drastically change for the worse as their character and behaviors worsen, and where monsters roam the streets. Jim, who is extremely short and barely has any hair, goes to work, where he is constantly berated by his boss. When he arrives home, he is attacked by a zombie looking creature. Jim defends himself, and as a result, he grows a few inches and grows a hair.

text: I created a new sentence to lessen the feeling of a run-on.

refinement: Jim lives in a world where, after they reach adulthood, people's appearances drastically change for the worse as their character and behaviors worsen-now monsters roam the streets. Jim, who is extremely short and barely has any hair, goes to work, where he is constantly berated by his boss. When he arrives home, he is attacked by a zombie looking creature. Jim defends himself, and as a result, he grows a few inches and grows a hair.


text:
LYUDMYLA LEONTIIVNA DENISOVA[1] (; ) (born July 6, 1960 in Arkhangelsk, Russian SFSR) is a Ukrainian politician and former Minister of Labor and Social Policy who on 15 March 2018 was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.[2][3]

Biography

Raised by her mother Nina Ivanovna Ankudinova (born 1934) in Arkhangelsk Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School (1978), the Leningrad State University (1989) and the Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law (1995).[4]

Professional career

Denisova was a teacher at a preschool in the Russian city of Arkhangelsk (school №78, 1979–80).[5] For the next nine years Denisova held different posts in the Arkhangelsk provincial law court.[6] In 1989, she moved to Ukraine and became the legal adviser of the Crimean Provincial Committee of Ukraine (1990–91).[7] From 1991 she worked in the Republic of Crimea's Administration of the pension fund until 1998.[8]

Political career

In 1998 Denisova became the Minister of Economy and Finances in the Crimean government.[9] In Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea, she served as Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance and head of the Treasury Department. Denisova was named Politician of the Year in 2001. In 2000 Denisova was detained for 24 hours and charged with power abuse.[10] Denisova has stated she was persecuted for refusing to sign a budget document.[11] This criminal case was soon closed.[12]

Denisova is a member of Batkivshchina (Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc) since 2005.[13] During the 2006 and 2007 parliamentary elections, she was elected as a deputy to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament).

Minister

On December 18, 2007, Yulia Tymoshenko, with a margin of two votes, was elected Prime Minister.[14] and the second Tymoshenko Government was formed between the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc in which Denisova was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy.

In October 2009 Denisova was ranked 15th in a top 100 of “most influential women in Ukraine” compiled by experts for the Ukrainian magazine Focus (six places lower than non-minister and fellow Batkivshchina member Natalia Korolevska).[15]

2010 Crimean parliamentary election

Denisova headed the electoral list of Batkivshchina during the 2010 Crimean parliamentary election.[16] Batkivshchina did not win seats in the Supreme Council of Crimea.[17]

2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election

Denisova was placed at number 38 on the electoral list of Batkivshchina during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[18] She was re-elected into parliament.[19]

2nd minister post

On 27 February 2014 Denisova became Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Yatsenyuk Government.[20]

In September 2014 Denisova became a founding member of her new party People's Front.[21]

2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election

In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Denisova was re-elected into parliament placed 15th on the electoral list of People's Front.[22][23][24]

On 15 March 2018 the Ukrainian parliament elected Denisova Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.[25]

[1]  Short bio, LIGA

[2] https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2018/03/15/7174734/

[3] Maidan nominates Yatseniuk for prime minister, Interfax-Ukraine (26 February 2014)
Ukrainian parliament endorses new cabinet, Interfax-Ukraine (27 February 2014)

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[9] Новый состав Кабмина принят единогласно , news.mediaport.ua

[10] Is She Next?, Kyiv Post (September 3, 2010)

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[15]  Рейтинг Фокуса: 100 самых влиятельных женщин и 100 деталей о них , Focus

[16] Liudmyla Denisova heads electoral list of Crimean branch of Batkivschyna Party, Kyiv Post (September 30, 2010)

[17]  Results of the elections, preliminary data, on interactive maps by Ukrayinska Pravda (November 8, 2010)

[18] They Call Themselves the Opposition, The Ukrainian Week (31 August 2012)

[19]  Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради, Ukrayinska Pravda (11 November 2012)

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[21] Yatseniuk elected head of political council of People's Front Party , Demotix (9 September 2014)

[22] Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament , Ukrinform (8 November 2014)
People's Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC , Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014)
Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014)

[23]  Full electoral list of “Fatherland” , TVi (15 September 2014)

[24]  Electoral list of People's Front, Ukrayinska Pravda (20 September 2014)

[25]

title: Lyudmyla Denisova

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the text say about Denisova's education?

answer: Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School, the Leningrad State University, and the Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law.

answer: Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School in 1978, then the Leningrad State University in 1989, and finally the Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law in 1995.

answer: Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School. She completed her state certification at the Leningrad State University. She later completed her license at the Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law.

text: It's not mentioned what Denisova did at Leningrad State University.

refinement: Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School. She later studied at Leningrad State University. She later completed her license at the Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law.

text: The passage doesn't mention what Denisova did at Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law.

refinement: Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School. She later studied at Leningrad State University and at Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law post that.

answer: Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School and the Leningrad State University.

text: The answer omits the mention of Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law.

refinement: Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School, Leningrad State University, and Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law.

answer: Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School (1978), the Leningrad State University (1989) and the Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law (1995).

text: The summary misses an Oxford comma.

refinement: Denisova graduated from the Arkhangelsk Pedagogical School (1978), the Leningrad State University (1989), and the Tavria Institute of Enterprise and Law (1995).

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the text say about Denisova's political career?

answer: Denisova has had a long political career, beginning as a teacher and moving on to various post within the Crimean provincial law courts and the Crimean government. In 2009 she was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy under Yulia Tymoshenko's second government and in 2014 she was re-elected to parliament for the second time. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: Denisova's political career didn't start as a teacher and provincial law courts. It started as the Minister of Economy and Finances.

refinement: Denisova has had a long political career, beginning as the Minister of Economy and Finances in the Crimean government in 1998. She later became the Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, and head of the Treasury Department. In 2009 she was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy under Yulia Tymoshenko's second government and in 2014 she was re-elected to parliament for the second time. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: Denisova served as Minister of Labour and Social Policy in 2007 and not 2009.

refinement: Denisova has had a long political career, beginning as the Minister of Economy and Finances in the Crimean government in 1998. She later became the Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, and head of the Treasury Department. In 2007 she was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy under Yulia Tymoshenko's second government and in 2014 she was re-elected to parliament for the second time. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: The summary is missing an Oxford comma.

refinement: Denisova has had a long political career, beginning as the Minister of Economy and Finances in the Crimean government in 1998. She later became the Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, and head of the Treasury Department. In 2007, she was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy under Yulia Tymoshenko's second government and in 2014 she was re-elected to parliament for the second time. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: Denisova was re-elected to the same post again in 2014.

refinement: Denisova has had a long political career, beginning as the Minister of Economy and Finances in the Crimean government in 1998. She later became the Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, and head of the Treasury Department. In 2007, she was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy under Yulia Tymoshenko's second government and in 2014 she was re-elected to the same post for the second time. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: The summary doesn't mention that Denisova started her own party - People's Front - in 2014.

refinement: Denisova has had a long political career, beginning as the Minister of Economy and Finances in the Crimean government in 1998. She later became the Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, and head of the Treasury Department. In 2007, she was elected Minister of Labour and Social Policy under Yulia Tymoshenko's second government and in 2014 she was re-elected to the same post for the second time. She also was a founding member of the party People's Front which started in 2014. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

answer: Denisova has had a political career primarily in Crimea, serving as Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, and head of Treasury Department before becoming Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Yatsenyuk Government in 2014. She was elected into parliament in both the 2006 and 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary elections, placed 15th on the electoral list of People's Front in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, and was recently elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: Denisova became the Minister of Labor and Social Policy during the Tymoshenko government in 2007 too.

refinement: Denisova has had a political career primarily in Crimea, serving as Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, and head of Treasury Department before becoming Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Tymoshenko and Yatsenyuk Government in 2007 and 2014 respectively. She was elected into parliament in both the 2006 and 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary elections, placed 15th on the electoral list of People's Front in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, and was recently elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: 2006 and 2012 aren't the only years that Denisova was elected to the parliament.

refinement: Denisova has had a political career primarily in Crimea, serving as Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, and head of Treasury Department before becoming Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Tymoshenko and Yatsenyuk Government in 2007 and 2014 respectively. She was also elected into parliament in the 2006, 2007, 2012, and 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary elections, placed 15th on the electoral list of People's Front in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, and was recently elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: The summary doesn't mention that Denisova was a founding member of People's Front.

refinement: Denisova has had a political career primarily in Crimea, serving as Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, and head of Treasury Department before becoming Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Tymoshenko and Yatsenyuk Government in 2007 and 2014 respectively. She was also elected into parliament in the 2006, 2007, 2012, and 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary elections, placed 15th on the electoral list of People's Front (a party she founded) in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, and was recently elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

answer: Denisova was the Minister of Labor and Social Policy as a member of the Yatsenyuk Government in February 2014. She re-elected into parliament in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election. She was elected as Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine on March 15, 2018.

text: The summary misses out on Denisova's role as the Minister of Economy and Finances completely.

refinement: Denisova was the Minister of Economy and Finances in the Crimean government. She was also the Minister of Labor and Social Policy as a member of the Yatsenyuk Government in February 2014. She re-elected into parliament in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election. She was elected as Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine on March 15, 2018.

text: The summary misses mentioning that Denisova was also the Minister of Labor and Social Policy in 2007 in the Tymoshenko government.

refinement: Denisova was the Minister of Economy and Finances in the Crimean government. She was also the Minister of Labor and Social Policy as a member of the Tymoshenko and Yatsenyuk Governments in December 2007 and February 2014. She re-elected into parliament in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election. She was elected as Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine on March 15, 2018.

text: Denisova was elected as the Minister of Labor and Social Policy in 2007 and 2014. Her serving period as the minister was much longer.

refinement: Denisova was the Minister of Economy and Finances in the Crimean government. She was also elected the Minister of Labor and Social Policy as a member of the Tymoshenko and Yatsenyuk Governments in December 2007 and February 2014. She re-elected into parliament in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election. She was elected as Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine on March 15, 2018.

text: The statement is grammatically incorrect and is missing a "was".

refinement: Denisova was the Minister of Economy and Finances in the Crimean government. She was also elected the Minister of Labor and Social Policy as a member of the Tymoshenko and Yatsenyuk Governments in December 2007 and February 2014. She was re-elected into parliament in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election. She was elected as Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine on March 15, 2018.

text: The summary doesn't mention that Denisova founded the People's Front in 2014.

refinement: Denisova was the Minister of Economy and Finances in the Crimean government. She was also elected the Minister of Labor and Social Policy as a member of the Tymoshenko and Yatsenyuk Governments in December 2007 and February 2014. She was re-elected into parliament in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election and became a founding member of People's Front, a new party, in the same year. She was elected as Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine on March 15, 2018.

answer:
As Minister of Finance she held different posts in the Arkhangelsk provincial law court between 1979 and 1990. Following that, Denisova became the legal adviser of the Crimean Provincial Committee of Ukraine from 1990 to 1991.

In 1998 Denisova became Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance and head of the Treasury Department in the Crimean government. She served in Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea from 1998 to 2007.

In 2000 Denisova was detained for 24hrs on charges of power abuse. She stated that she was persecuted for refusing to sign a budget document. This case was shut down.

Denisova is a member of Batkivshchina since 2005. She headed the electoral list of Batkivshchina for the 2010 Crimean parliamentary election, but Batkivshchina did not win seats in Supreme Council of Crimea.

text: Denisova did hold different posts in the Arkhangelsk provincial court but that was before she became the Minister of Finance.

refinement:
Denisova was the Minister of Finance in Crimea. Before that, she held different posts in the Arkhangelsk provincial law court between 1979 and 1990. Following that, Denisova became the legal adviser of the Crimean Provincial Committee of Ukraine from 1990 to 1991.

In 1998 Denisova became Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance and head of the Treasury Department in the Crimean government. She served in Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea from 1998 to 2007.

In 2000 Denisova was detained for 24hrs on charges of power abuse. She stated that she was persecuted for refusing to sign a budget document. This case was shut down.

Denisova is a member of Batkivshchina since 2005. She headed the electoral list of Batkivshchina for the 2010 Crimean parliamentary election, but Batkivshchina did not win seats in Supreme Council of Crimea.

text: Denisova's journey in the provincial committee and law court isn't a part of her political journey.

refinement:
In 1998 Denisova became Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance and head of the Treasury Department in the Crimean government. She served in Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea from 1998 to 2007.

In 2000 Denisova was detained for 24hrs on charges of power abuse. She stated that she was persecuted for refusing to sign a budget document. This case was shut down.

Denisova is a member of Batkivshchina since 2005. She headed the electoral list of Batkivshchina for the 2010 Crimean parliamentary election, but Batkivshchina did not win seats in Supreme Council of Crimea.

text: Comma missing in the summary.

refinement:
In 1998, Denisova became Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, and head of the Treasury Department in the Crimean government. She served in Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea from 1998 to 2007.

In 2000, Denisova was detained for 24hrs on charges of power abuse. She stated that she was persecuted for refusing to sign a budget document. This case was shut down.

Denisova is a member of Batkivshchina since 2005. She headed the electoral list of Batkivshchina for the 2010 Crimean parliamentary election, but Batkivshchina did not win seats in Supreme Council of Crimea.

text: Denisova didn't stop serving the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in 2007.

refinement:
In 1998, Denisova became Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, and head of the Treasury Department in the Crimean government. She served in Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea from 1998 to 2014.

In 2000, Denisova was detained for 24hrs on charges of power abuse. She stated that she was persecuted for refusing to sign a budget document. This case was shut down.

Denisova is a member of Batkivshchina since 2005. She headed the electoral list of Batkivshchina for the 2010 Crimean parliamentary election, but Batkivshchina did not win seats in Supreme Council of Crimea.

text: Denisova was elected to serve as the Minister of Labor and Social Policy in both 2007 and 2014.

refinement:
In 1998, Denisova became Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, and head of the Treasury Department in the Crimean government. She served in Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea from 1998 to 2014. She was also elected as the Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Tymoshenko and Yatsenyuk governments in 2007 and 2014.

In 2000, Denisova was detained for 24hrs on charges of power abuse. She stated that she was persecuted for refusing to sign a budget document. This case was shut down.

Denisova is a member of Batkivshchina since 2005. She headed the electoral list of Batkivshchina for the 2010 Crimean parliamentary election, but Batkivshchina did not win seats in Supreme Council of Crimea.

text: The summary doesn't mention that Denisova was elected the Commissioner of Human Rights in Ukraine in 2018.

refinement:
In 1998, Denisova became Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, and head of the Treasury Department in the Crimean government. She served in Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea from 1998 to 2014. She was also elected as the Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Tymoshenko and Yatsenyuk governments in 2007 and 2014.

In 2000, Denisova was detained for 24hrs on charges of power abuse. She stated that she was persecuted for refusing to sign a budget document. This case was shut down.

Denisova is a member of Batkivshchina since 2005. She headed the electoral list of Batkivshchina for the 2010 Crimean parliamentary election, but Batkivshchina did not win seats in Supreme Council of Crimea.

Denisova was elected the Commissioner of Human Rights in Ukraine in 2018.

text: The summary misses mentioning that Denisova was a founding member of the People's Front.

refinement:
In 1998, Denisova became Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, and head of the Treasury Department in the Crimean government. She served in Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea from 1998 to 2014. She was also elected as the Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Tymoshenko and Yatsenyuk governments in 2007 and 2014.

In 2000, Denisova was detained for 24hrs on charges of power abuse. She stated that she was persecuted for refusing to sign a budget document. This case was shut down.

Denisova is a member of Batkivshchina since 2005. She headed the electoral list of Batkivshchina for the 2010 Crimean parliamentary election, but Batkivshchina did not win seats in Supreme Council of Crimea. Denisova was also the founding member of a new party, People's Front.

Denisova was elected the Commissioner of Human Rights in Ukraine in 2018.

text: The summary is missing the article "the".

refinement:
In 1998, Denisova became Minister of Economy, Minister of Finance, and head of the Treasury Department in the Crimean government. She served in Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea from 1998 to 2014. She was also elected as the Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Tymoshenko and Yatsenyuk governments in 2007 and 2014.

In 2000, Denisova was detained for 24hrs on charges of power abuse. She stated that she was persecuted for refusing to sign a budget document. This case was shut down.

Denisova is a member of Batkivshchina since 2005. She headed the electoral list of Batkivshchina for the 2010 Crimean parliamentary election, but Batkivshchina did not win seats in the Supreme Council of Crimea. Denisova was also the founding member of a new party, People's Front.

Denisova was elected the Commissioner of Human Rights in Ukraine in 2018.

answer: In 1998, Denisova became the Minister of Economy and Finances in the Crimean government. She was named Politician of the Year in 2001. She has been a member of Batkivshchina since 2005, and during the 2006 and 2007 parliamentary elections, she was elected as a deputy to the Verkhovna Rada. In 2009, she was ranked the 15th most influential woman in Ukraine. She was re-elected to parliament in 2012. In 2014, she became Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Yatsenyuk Government and became a founding member of her new party People's Front. In the same year, she was re-elected to the Ukrainian parliament. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

text: The summary doesn't mention that Denisova became the Minister of Labor and Social Policy in 2007.

refinement: In 1998, Denisova became the Minister of Economy and Finances in the Crimean government. She was named Politician of the Year in 2001. She has been a member of Batkivshchina since 2005, and during the 2006 and 2007 parliamentary elections, she was elected as a deputy to the Verkhovna Rada. In 2009, she was ranked the 15th most influential woman in Ukraine. She was re-elected to parliament in 2012. In 2007, she became the Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Tymoshenko Government and held the same post again in 2014 in the Yatsenyuk Government and became a founding member of her new party People's Front. In the same year, she was re-elected to the Ukrainian parliament. In 2018, she was elected Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.


text:
On the final night of our initiation, my fellow Messengers and I were transported to an abandoned warehouse to carry out one final task. When we arrived at our destination the Leaders brought out twelve men. Each one of them had their face covered with a thick black cloth. The Leaders placed one of the men in front of each Messenger. The Leaders then came around and gave each of us a pistol; it was our present for passing all of the initiation tests. Mine was a small black revolver that was oddly heavy for its size.

After my fellow Messengers and I had received our guns, the Leaders began to give instructions. They told us where to shoot our victims, and they even specified the angle at which we should make the shot. I knew why they gave us these specific instructions; they wanted it to look like suicide. They think we are naive just because they raised us away from their society.

I looked at the man in front of me, the man I was about to kill, and something in my gut was telling me this wasn’t right. I've never had that feeling before a kill. Usually it felt right even when it shouldn't have. Why was this man having such an effect on me? I couldn’t even see his face. I held my gun parallel to the floor and placed it directly against the right side of his head, above his eye. I then tilted the gun slightly as per the instructions I had been given. Once it was my turn I took one last deep breath. I had my finger rested on the trigger but it felt like there was a hundred pounds of resistance stopping me from pulling it. What was happening, why was it so hard to kill this man? I took one last deep breath, and slowly squeezed the trigger until I heard a loud bang from the gun followed by a soft thud when the body hit the floor. Blood began to pool around the body and it began to circle my feet.

After a little while all of us had killed our target. The Leaders told us afterwards that if we wanted we could take the cloth away from our victims and see who we had killed. I was never interested in my victims before; it could have been an elderly woman or a child and it wouldn't have phased me. However, this was different because this was by far the hardest kill I've ever had to perform and I couldn't even see the man's face or the look of terror in his eyes. I needed to see his face; I needed to know why this kill was so hard. Slowly I approached the body, making my way through what felt like a sea of blood on the ground. I grabbed the cloth and began to take it off of the man's head. Looking into the man's eyes I quickly realized that they were my eyes; this man was me. I backed away suddenly and looked around and saw that all of my Fellow Messengers were having the same reaction as me. Also, I know we were all thinking the same thing: "Who the hell are we?"

title: The Initiation

question: What are Messengers?

answer: They are people who the Leaders have raised away from their society

text: It is not clear.

answer: The author refers to the other characters in the story as "Messengers" implying that they are all part of some kind of initiation club or group. It is not entirely clear what they are supposed to be doing, although it is implied that it involves killing people under specific instructions.

answer: According to the passage, the "Messengers" are people involved in an evil initiation ritual, in which their job is to murder 12 men who have their heads covered with black cloths. Although each Messenger is given a pistol, many of them experience difficulty pulling the trigger when it becomes apparent that the target is actually themselves.

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: A Messenger

answer: That information can’t be found.

text: Not true

answer: Unclear.

text: Not true.

question: Where is the story set?

answer: An abandoned warehouse on the final night of the Messengers' initiation

answer: A deserted warehouse.

text: No content.

question: Who are the Leaders?

answer: That information can't be found but they are part of the initiation/final task that the Messengers have to complete/carry out

answer: The people who give the Messengers instructions

answer: They were the leaders of the group, the ones who raised the Messengers by keeping them away from the common society.

text: Incorrect.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: In the repressive society of Martin and its members, who have been conditioned to believe that being raised by monsters is normal, begins to experience their newest initiation rituals: shooting men that they see as monsters. The protagonist realizes that their gun is themselves, while they are trying to kill themselves. In reality, the other Messengers in their group are also them.

text: Incorrect

refinement: The protagonist and the rest of their fellow messengers go to an abandoned warehouse to complete one last task on their initiation. They are told to kill twelve men who have black coverings over their faces, but when they see the dead man with their own eyes, they realize with terror that he is a clone of them.

answer: The narrator surprises themselves by being unable to pull the trigger when they come face-to-face with their victim. They hurry to take the cloth off and see that their victim is them.

text: Incorrect.

refinement: The protagonist and the rest of their fellow messengers go to an abandoned warehouse to complete one last task on their initiation. They are told to kill twelve men who have black coverings over their faces, but when they see the dead man with their own eyes, they realize with terror that he is a clone of them.

answer: The protagonist and the rest of their fellow messengers go to an abandoned warehouse to complete one last task on their initiation. They are told to kill twelve men who have black coverings over their faces, but when they see the dead man with their own eyes, they realize with terror that he is a clone of them.

text: No content

refinement: The protagonist and the rest of their fellow messengers go to an abandoned warehouse to complete one last task on their initiation. They are told to kill twelve men who have black coverings over their faces, but when they see the dead man with their own eyes, they realize with terror that he is a clone of them.

answer: The Leaders bring the Messengers to an abandoned warehouse for the final night of their initiation. A man with a bag over their head is placed in front of each Messenger, and the Messengers are given guns and instructed to kill the man in front of them in such a way that it looks like a suicide. Each Messenger kills their respective target. The narrator removes the bag from the man he has just killed and sees that the man looks just like him. The Messengers wonder who they themselves are.

answer: What initially seems like a straightforward action story in which young people are lead like sheep to be slaughtered, becomes not just a story of duality but a story of self-reflection, of understanding the forces of purity and controlism versus instinct and chaos.

text: Not correct

refinement: The protagonist and the rest of their fellow messengers go to an abandoned warehouse to complete one last task on their initiation. They are told to kill twelve men who have black coverings over their faces, but when they see the dead man with their own eyes, they realize with terror that he is a clone of them.