William Golding’s vision was clouded

But that night the boys made a grave error. They fell asleep. A few hours later they awoke to water crashing down over their heads. It was dark. They hoisted the sail, which the wind promptly tore to shreds. Next to break was the rudder.

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The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months – The Guardian

Three $50 gift cards for local businesses donated to every household in town

Residents of the town’s 549 households received an envelope containing three $50 gift cards to West Side Bar and Grille, Hometown Market and Trostel’s Broken Branch. The cards added up to more than $82,000 spent by the donor between the three restaurants, or more than $27,000 each.

Anonymous donor sends $150 in gift cards to every household in 1,400-person Iowa town – USA Today