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"Wilbur Swain and his sister Eliza Swain are abnormally large and grotesque looking twins who weren't expected to live past the age of 14. Ashamed, their parents sent them as babies to live in a mansion with servants and expensive doctors. There they grew up with a secret intelligence known only to each other. They were only a genius when they were touching physically. They were separated as soon as their secret was out. Wilbur, because he could read and write, was sent to a school while Eliza, who was illiterate, was sent to an institute for the mentally ill against her will. Wilbur graduated from Harvard and became a pediatritian and soon became the president of the United States. Eliza sued her way out of the institute and payed her brother a visit. "
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"Bizarre tale of the coming of age of genetically freakish twins born to a normal couple. The twins, a male and female, are hideously ugly and their parents, not wanting them around the house where people could see them, send them off to be raised. The twins are very close and discover that they are geniuses and can read each others minds when in close proximity. The truth is discovered and the twins are separated, one will become president of the United States and the other will go on to colonize Mars. "
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%

Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding - coping with mental/magical powers
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Family relations Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
Age: - 40's-50's - long lived adults
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - mind reading
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
Earth setting: - medium future 22-24th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog

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