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In "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury, the story begins with a time travel company offering clients the chance to hunt dinosaurs in the past. The main character, Eckels, joins a dinosaur hunting expedition but is warned about the consequences of altering the past. When he accidentally steps off the designated path and crushes a butterfly, the timeline is irrevocably changed. Upon returning to the present, Eckels discovers that the world has transformed drastically due to his actions, highlighting the theme of the butterfly effect.

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