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''The Long Walk'' is a novel by [[Stephen King]] published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1979 as a paperback original. It was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus The Bachman Books, and has seen several reprints since, as both paperback & hardback. Set in a near future, the plot revolves around the contestants of [[Deadly Game|a gruelling walking contest]], [[Day of the Jackboot|held annually by a somewhat despotic and totalitarian version of the United States of America.]] [[All There in the Manual|The rules of the titular Long Walk are as follows (at least the ones that are mentioned in the novel):]]
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* [[Kill'Em All]]: Every contestant save for {{spoiler|Ray Garraty}} dies during the Walk, and it looks he won't have long to live either, even though he won. It's mentioned earlier in the story that most of the previous Walks' winners died not long after due to the immense physical and psychological strain it placed on them.
* [[Laughing Mad]]: Garraty experiences this at one point and draws three Warnings in his fit of [[Laughing Mad|laughing madness]] but [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!|McVries slaps him to snap him out of it]].
* [[Never a Self-Made Woman]]: The only girls and women who are mentioned (especially by name) or appear in the plot action are girlfriends and family members of the Walkers, who are all male. Justified, though, because
* [[Nobody Poops]]: Averted. Much is made about how the Walkers [[Squick|unzip to pee right as they are Walking]]. As well, one Walker dies because he stopped to squat due to a case of diarrhea and incurred three Warnings as well as buying his ticket before he could even finish up his business. Also, a big deal is made about Baker [[Squick|squatting to pass a turd on the road]] and surviving, incurring only two Warnings in the process.
* [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!]]: Olson gives two examples as [[Determinator|he is trying to hang on for just a little longer]].
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