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2 B R 0 2 B

Name: 2 B R 0 2 B
Rating: 3.95 (20429 reviews)
Author: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. September 1, 1968

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This Seedbox Classics edition of 2 B R 0 2 B or 2BR02B includes illustrations.

2 B R 0 2 B by Kurt Vonnegut is a science fiction story that focuses on a society where individuals have an indefinite lifespan and the population of the United States is limited to forty million.

In order for a new birth to take place, someone else must die. The suspense builds as two parents wait for someone to dial 2 B R 0 2 B, which is the telephone number to dial for an assisted suicide with the Federal Bureau of Termination.

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