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Hillsboro Functional Town

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The setting takes place in Hillsboro, a fictional town. This story takes place "not too long ago."
"It could have been yesterday. It could be tomorrow." The author makes the place and time so vague because this could happen anywhere. This setting is significant because the fictional town is in the Bible Belt, and people there take their religion very seriously. When Cates taught evolution, the whole town was turned upside down. This is connected to the real world

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