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"Mercy Among The Children" - David Adams Richards

A young boy makes a deal with God after thinking he's killed his friend.
He bargains to never harm another soul in any way if the boy lives.
The friend lives and the protagonist literally keeps his vow and hence is unable to function in the modern world.
Richards re-examines virtue and what it means to be successful in an beautifully sparse, almost delicate style.

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