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The Minority Report

Name: The Minority Report
Rating: 3.85 (24749 reviews)
Author: Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick January 1, 1956

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In the world of The Minority Report, Commissioner John Anderton is the one to thank for the lack of crime. He is the originator of the Precrime System, which uses precogs—people with the power to see into the future—to identify criminals before they can do any harm. Unfortunately for Anderton, his precogs perceive him as the next criminal.

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I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream

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