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Write another ending to the short story the elevator by william sleator. She scoffs when tom finds a dolls head and pretends its magic, but then by wishing on it the children land inside rachels scary picture and then go flying on a scarier balloon ride. William sleator died in early august 2011 at his home in thailand. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
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Ive always been a fan of william sleators writing but his books are not equal and this is one of his best. Become a mcsweeneys internet tendency patron today. His writing has been featured in the new york times, esquire, gq, mcsweeneys, and best american nonrequired reading. The anchor book of new american short stories edited by ben marcus an ambitious new anthology crammed with todays big names gaitskill, saunders, wallace proves that even in a postmodern age.
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