The Ones Who Have No Choice
A short story inspired by “The Ones who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin and “The Ones Who Stay and Fight” by N.K. Jemisin.—The city of Omendale is not unlike the utopian societies of Omelas and Um-Helat, a world without suffering.So foreign to the beliefs of our feeble Earth, for we were taught that without despair, we cannot taste the sweet fruits of prosperity.
Introduction:
A short story inspired by “The Ones who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin and “The Ones Who Stay and Fight” by N.K. Jemisin.—The city of Omendale is not unlike the utopian societies of Omelas and Um-Helat, a world without suffering.So foreign to the beliefs of our feeble Earth, for we were taught that without despair, we cannot taste the sweet fruits of prosperity....
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