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Old 08-28-2026, 11:27 AM   #53
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Originally Posted by DNSB View Post
The one that I still remember after too many years was one he wrote in 1948. 2 sentences, 15 words. It was later expanded but the original is the one that sticks in my mind.

“The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door...”
—Fredric Brown
That's an incomplete story. It reminds me of the shorter version of the monomyth: The hero fell into a hole. The hero got out of the hole. I forgot who said it, and couldn't find out by googling.
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