In the Pattern
How to Survive the End of the World
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The Pattern of Series Is Different Than the Parables
This episode is going to be a little bit spoilery. Octavia Butler says, in the parable books, what I did was have my character offer a long-term goal backed by religion. She's really looking at how would it shift the trajectory of the planet and our future if we had a group of people who had special powers.
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