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description: A boy lives in a single house all his life, never knowing of the outside world. Until his mother dies, leaving him to discover the secrets she has kept from him...1047Jack-in-the-Box is a short story by American author Ray Bradbury, first published as part of the 1947 short story collection Dark Carnival. All the stories have been published in print and audio separately.
title: Jack in the Box