Word: situaiton
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Actually, though, it isn't. For all its pretensions, for all the talent that its authors brought to the task, for all the possibilities for incisive social commentary that the situaiton offered, .44 is simply not a good book. A failure as literature, a failure as criticism of modern society, it succeeds only on the level of base, mindless entertainment--and even then, its appeal increases in geometric proportion to the blood-lust of the reader. Like In Cold Blood and Helter Skelter, .44 appeals directly to the mass murderer in each of us, that frightening corner of the soul...
...Marines have landed and have the situation well in hand. One of them picked up a hot lead in the lab the other day and let go of the situaiton in a hurry. Lieutenant Bullock, who happened to be nearby, took notes. He is making a survey of the electrical muscular sensitivity of humans in inches per volt. Volunteers to be subjects for his experiments, please see Lieutenant Bullock in his office...
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