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The tag line on the original poster said it all: “His whole life was a million-to-one shot.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
But a spoof is under no obligation to turn that one joke into a full narrative as it does by deferring to a younger cast, and only checking in with the franchise’s original players occasionally.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
He said the original pact included an agreement intended to protect about 180 movable pieces of art and artifacts from removal, but that “there’s shades of gray here.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
It reveals not just an absence of original taste but deep insecurity.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Three hundred ninety-eight residents, out of the original population of 10,341, registered to return on the opening of Okuma, and fewer than 800 of the former population of 8,000 committed to return to Futaba.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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