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Hypertext Fiction is a [[genre]] of interactive literature that uses hypertext links to direct the reader into sometimes complex passages throughout a story.<ref>O'Connell, L. (2012, March 21). Hypertext Fiction. Digital Narratives Through the Reading Glass. Retrieved April 10, 2014, from http://diginarrate.net/2012/03/21/hypertext-fiction-by-liamorourke/</ref> These hypertext links can also lead the reader to analogous images. Some hypertext fiction stories are scripted in a fashion that allows the reader to have a different encounter each time the story is read. <ref>Montecino, V. (2002, May 1). What is hypertext?. What is hypertext?. Retrieved April 11, 2014, from http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/hypertext.htm</ref>The reader does not follow a continuous path, but, instead, experiences the story on an interactive basis, as one trying to solve a puzzle or follow a map. The reader is given links to explore, creating a new experience when new directions are chosen.