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Short Story

The Exit Door Leads In

1979

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About this story

A reluctant student at an unusual college obtains information he has been told is secret. Pressure to return it forces him to choose between obeying authority and exercising his own judgment.

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Work history

  1. Jun 1979

    Composed Jun 1979

    Composition date or range from the canonical chronology.

  2. Jun 21, 1979

    Received by Scott Meredith Literary Agency

    Jun 21, 1979

  3. Fall 1979

    First published Fall 1979

    Rolling Stone College Papers