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In a novel by this author, a girl promises to carry a woman off to the moon on a winged horse. That girl chooses "melody Gloucester pegasus" as magic words and is followed with the chant "would you like a cup of tea?” in a novel by this author. (20[1])Uncle Julian dies when villagers burn the home of Constance and (20[1])Merricat (20[1])Blackwood, (20[2])years (20[1])after (20[3])Merricat poisoned their parents, (20[1])in a novel (20[1])by this author. (20[1])This author wrote a story in which (*) Old Man Warner (10[1])disparages (10[6]0[1])a (10[1])“pack (10[4])of crazy fools” (10[2])and says “[one event] in June, (10[1])corn (10[1])be (10[1])heavy soon.” (10[1])In that story (10[1])by this author of We Have Always Lived in the Castle, (10[1])Tessie Hutchinson cries "It (10[1])isn't fair, it isn't right" while being stoned to death. (0[1])For 10 points, name this author of “The Lottery.” ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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