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{{quote|A 2002 novel by [[Chuck Palahniuk]].}} |
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Carl Streator is your run-of-the-mill reporter, if a bit passive aggressive. When assigned to a story concerning several recent cases of babies suddenly dying, he seems to find a pattern in every house: the book '' Poems and Rhymes Around the World'', turned to page 27. Upon further inspection, he finds that all of the children have been read something called a [[Brown Note|culling song]]... |
Carl Streator is your run-of-the-mill reporter, if a bit passive aggressive. When assigned to a story concerning several recent cases of babies suddenly dying, he seems to find a pattern in every house: the book '' Poems and Rhymes Around the World'', turned to page 27. Upon further inspection, he finds that all of the children have been read something called a [[Brown Note|culling song]]... |
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** There's also the more tragic case of {{spoiler|Carl having sex with his wife without realizing he's unwittingly killed her.}} |
** There's also the more tragic case of {{spoiler|Carl having sex with his wife without realizing he's unwittingly killed her.}} |
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* [[Evil Plan]]: Helen has a sort of ongoing one with her business: |
* [[Evil Plan]]: Helen has a sort of ongoing one with her business: |
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{{quote|1. Find houses in which horrible crimes have occurred. |
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2. Send Mona over there to 'exorcise' the house, which somehow traps vengeful spirits. |
2. Send Mona over there to 'exorcise' the house, which somehow traps vengeful spirits. |
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3. ''Sell'' said houses to people. |
3. ''Sell'' said houses to people. |
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4. Wait for her customers to call her with complaints of bloody hands and screaming ghosts. |
4. Wait for her customers to call her with complaints of bloody hands and screaming ghosts. |
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5. Buy back houses. |
5. Buy back houses. |
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6. Repeat. |
6. Repeat. |
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7. ??? |
7. ??? |
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8. PROFIT }} |
8. PROFIT }} |
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* {{spoiler|[[Grand Theft Me]]}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Grand Theft Me]]}} |