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They do it back\n• No fixed endings: the whole conversation decides how it ends, and the story writes yours\n• Post how it ended for you, with a line of your own, and see how it went for everyone else in the Feed\n\nWHAT'S WAITING (WITH LEFT ON READ PLUS)\n• Strangers text you first, across romance, thriller, horror, mystery, drama and comedy\n• Or start a chat with anyone: every person who might text you is in Stories, with a face and a note on who they are to you\n• The ones who shouldn't be texting you: the ex, the trainer, the plus one, the wrong number that wasn't\n• Some of them text you over days: they leave, say when they'll be back, and pick up exactly where you left off\n• Group chats where everyone is typing at once\n• Phone calls that interrupt the thread when texting isn't enough\n• An ending written for your conversation, and their read on you afterwards\n• When it ends with the door still open, keep talking: the story carries on from where you left it\n• Tell us who you are and who texts you; the stories cast themselves\n\nFREE TO TRY, SUBSCRIPTION FOR EVERYTHING ELSE\nLeft on Read is free to download and includes an interactive story to play. 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