One of Twins by Ambrose Bierce
A man named Asimov is killed in a freak accident and finds himself in a strange afterlife where he is forced to relive the same day over and over again. Despite his initial frustration, Asimov begins to see the beauty in the repetition and learns valuable lessons about life, death, and the nature of time itself.
By Ambrose Bierce · First published 1883 · Genre: Short Stories, Horror, Mystery · 2,916 words
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YOU ask me if in my experience as one of a pair of twins I ever observed anything unaccountable by the natural laws with which we have acquaintance. As to that you shall judge; perhaps we have not all acquaintance with the same natural laws. You may know some that I do not, and what is to me unaccountable may be very clear to you.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Ambrose Bierce
- Date: 1883 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Short Stories, Horror, Mystery
- Length: 2,916 words
- Structure: 1 section, 37 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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Genres
- Short Stories — The story is a brief narrative focusing on a specific event or moment.
- Horror — The author, Ambrose Bierce, is known for his horror and gothic fiction works and the story includes supernatural elements.
- Mystery — The book contains the theme of mystery and unknown.
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mystery · thriller · suspense · detective · crime · fiction · literature · classic · american · gothic · horror · supernatural