Daniel Keyes's Pen | |
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Origin |
Daniel Keyes/Flowers for Algernon |
Type |
Ink Pen |
Effects |
Decreases user's mental ability |
Downsides |
Effects over time will lead to brain death |
Activation |
Writing |
Collected by |
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Section |
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Date of Collection |
October 15, 2009 |
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Origin[]
Daniel Keyes (August 9, 1927 – June 15, 2014) was an American author best known for his Hugo award-winning short story and Nebula award-winning novel Flowers for Algernon. Keyes was given the Author Emeritus honor by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2000.
Effect[]
This pen was used by Keyes to sign copies of Flowers for Algernon. The pen decreases the user's mental ability, similar to the main character of Flowers for Algernon, Charlie Gordon. If not stopped, the user will go brain-dead.