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title = "\"Repent, Harlequin!\" Said the Ticktockman - Harlan Ellison"
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date = 2021-01-20
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updated = 2021-02-12
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[Wikipedia Summary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Repent,_Harlequin!%22_Said_the_Ticktockman):
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The story is a satirical look at a dystopian future in which time is strictly
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regulated and everyone must do everything according to an extremely precise
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time schedule.
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For a short story, with the content coming out of order -- on purpose: the
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author points "I'll first tell you the middle, then the start, and
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the end. Here is the middle" and then "Here is how this begins" -- there are
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some pretty good points here. For example, the fact that we run so much worried
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about being late, and having a time for everything, that the government makes a
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department to make sure things work in precise time for maximal efficiency.
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Out of that, it is a pretty crazy story. Good, making sense, but crazy,
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nonetheless.Good, making sense, but crazy, nonetheless.Good, making sense, but
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crazy, nonetheless.
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