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Prologue
Miss Raelyn was on her way to the Bergeron house, as she was walking, she rubbed her hands together and pulled her coat closer to her body. Winter was her least favorite season, the cold that caressed her skin was never welcome or wanted. But Miss Raelyn didn’t care, because she was finally going to see her favorite patient, Harrison Bergeron.

After a while of walking in the snow, Miss Raelyn made it to the Bergeron house. She ringed the doorbell awfully excited to get inside and out the cold. She also missed Harrison dearly, a month away from that boy was way too long.

“Hello Miss, how can I help you?” Mrs. Bergeron said

“I’m from the H-G, I’m here to do a check up on your son,” She said

Miss Raelyn had a very simple job at the H-G, however, she always had her doubts about it. Her job at the Handicapper General was to observe the growth of her patients and to conclude if they needed a mental handicap or a physical handicap. Her co-workers would do anything to obtain equality within their society even at extreme measures.
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He was leaning forward and wincing in pain, a result of the Handicapper General.

George Bergeron was thinking about how his son was growing up a bit too fast, compared to the other kids. When a loud siren noise went off in his ear, in other words, George’s intelligence was way above average that he had a mental handicap radio in his ear. He was required to wear it at all times.

“Miss Raelyn, I missed you a lot,” Harrison said

“And I missed you too,” Raelyn

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