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    The narrator recounts how he came to be staying in the isolated village of Lympne in Kent while writing a play. He had recently faced business failures and was being pursued by creditors, so took the opportunity to write a play in the hopes of financial success. He found a small low-cost bungalow to rent in Lympne, thinking it would provide a peaceful environment to work. However, his accidental meeting there with the inventor Mr. Cavor would lead him on an unexpected adventure involving a journey to the moon.

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    The First Men in The Moon

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    The narrator recounts how he came to be staying in the isolated village of Lympne in Kent while writing a play. He had recently faced business failures and was being pursued by creditors, so took the opportunity to write a play in the hopes of financial success. He found a small low-cost bungalow to rent in Lympne, thinking it would provide a peaceful environment to work. However, his accidental meeting there with the inventor Mr. Cavor would lead him on an unexpected adventure involving a journey to the moon.

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