Round 2: Tossup 13

In a story by this author, a lonely sea monster destroys a lighthouse after hearing its fog horn. Metallic mice carry a mangy dog in a story by this author in which a broken clock chimes “Today is August 4, (15[1])2026!” Children in a story by this author enjoy (15[1])two hours of sunlight after stuffing Margot (15[1])in a closet. (15[1]10[1])A story by this author titled for a Sara (*) Teasdale poem ends as the ruins of an empty, automated house burn down. This author of “All Summer in a Day” and “There Will Come Soft Rains” wrote a novel in which the works of authors with “evil thoughts” are destroyed by firemen like Guy Montag. For 10 points, name this author of The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451. ■END■

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