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Theyre a long way from home, caught up in a strange new world with strange new people. Peter learns they call the bible the book of strange new things. He passes some posters in the hallways, construction references like. We believe every one of us deserves equal access to factbased news and analysis.
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All page numbers provided correspond to the eversion of the work. Michel fabers book of strange new things the new york times. Stranger things is an american science fiction horror web television series created by the duffer brothers and released on netflix. Nancy and christine are threatened by a spirit who says, i want your family dead.
Lorraine falls into the cellar, where she sees the spirit of a. The real story began the moment gulliver got to the first of the books strange lands, and it ended when he came home. Ed and lorraine discover this house once belonged to a witch, bathsheba. The book of strange new things by dutchborn, englishspeaking author michel faber is a science fiction novel about an english pastor, peter leigh, who is hired by american corporation usic to teach the native population on a faraway planet called oasis the principles of christianity. Doing this helps you be very clear from the start what your storys about. An understanding of story plot and story structure are essential to the creative writers understanding of craft. Understanding how to structure a novel makes your story easier and more satisfying to read.
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