Introduction: Ursula K. Le Guin's The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas engulfs readers in a fog of moral dilemma, almost daring them to choose between the freedom of one or the misery of many in a fictional world. Then, however, Le Guin simply offers up a third option: walk away.This short story is a canon-divergent fanfiction piece that explores what happens to one who does walk away from the town of Omelas. It follows a boy who has resolved to leave, with little worry about where he might be headed. But the world outside the city is no more humane than the one he has left behind......