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Kate ChopinAn enslaved young woman refuses the marriage her mistress has chosen and falls in love with another man.
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A young man pretends to be ill, leaving his godmother to handle work meant for him.
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A woman who has never wanted children must care for a neighbor's four youngsters.
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A feared Albanian bandit carries a child across the mountains, leaving a family to chase a terrifying rumor.
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Two bungling kidnappers discover that their captive is far more trouble than the ransom is worth.
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A grieving morgue-ship attendant recovers a scientist who has floated frozen through space for three centuries—and may hold the key to a war.
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A government animal inspector discovers that one engineered pet can think and speak like a child, forcing him to decide who counts as human.
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A long-haul spacer returns to Earth to meet his newborn son, drunk, broke, and unsure whether he can stop choosing space over his family.
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