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Plot structure labels used: multiple timelines, braided narrative, intercut timelines, slow reveal, mystery box, convergence, recap prologue, nonlinear chronology, interrupted narrative, cliffhanger transitions
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The Dig
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On a Sunbeam
A young woman joins a space restoration crew while chasing the past love that still calls her back.
After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall
Three timelines collide as Earth falls, survivors steal hope from the past, and a mathematician uncovers the pattern.
Palaces of the Crow
Four children hiding in WWII Lithuania survive with help from an uncanny flock of crows and each other.