Mutation as Metaphor: The Politics and Values of the Original Fallout

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19 min readOct 1, 2017
Harry, the Super Mutant

Deep under the ground, I found an evil that was behind the mutants and their army. Within a dark and forbidding Vault, where the walls dripped with human flesh, and the screams of the dying echoed through the halls, I found many evil creatures and mutants.

Walking among the misshapen ones, I killed one of their servants and took his clothing…

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