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**Story of Stephen King's "It"**
* **Pennywise's Origins**: Ancient, cosmic being from the Macroverse, arrived on Earth via asteroid, hibernates for millions of years, and awakens every 27 years to feed on humans.
* **The Losers Club**: A group of outcast children (Bill, Beverly, Ben, Richie, Eddie, Stan, and Mike) in Derry, Maine, who encounter Pennywise in various terrifying forms, exploiting their deepest fears.
* **Childhood Trauma**: Each member of the Losers Club faces personal traumas, which are exacerbated by Pennywise's influence.
* **Initial Confrontation**: The Losers Club defeats Pennywise as children, but not before making a blood oath to reunite if he returns.
* **27 Years Later**: Pennywise returns, and Mike (the only Loser who stayed in Derry) summons the others to fulfill their oath. They reunite, except for Stan, who takes his own life rather than face Pennywise again.
* **Final Confrontation**: The remaining Losers (Bill, Ben, Beverly, Eddie, and Richie) defeat Pennywise in a mystical battle, but not before Eddie is killed. The survivors eventually forget their experiences, except for the lessons learned from their traumas.
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**Pennywise's Origins**
1. Pennywise is an ancient cosmic being billions of years old.
2. It originated from another dimension outside our universe, known as the Macroverse.
3. Pennywise arrived on Earth on an asteroid in prehistoric times, landing in what would become Derry.
**Pennywise's Cycle and Abilities**
4. Pennywise hibernates until humans appear, then awakens every 27 years to feed on them.
5. It can take any form, but its favorite form is Pennywise, the dancing clown.
6. Its true form, known as Deathlights, is said to be mind-blowing.
**The Losers Club**
7. The original members of the Losers Club are Bill, Richie, Eddie, and Stan.
8. Later members include Ben, Beverly, and Mike.
9. Each member of the group is an outcast in society.
**Character Traumas**
10. Beverly's father is abusive and scary towards her.
11. Eddie has an extremely overprotective mother.
12. Mike is an orphan who witnessed his parents' death.
13. Bill feels guilty about his little brother Georgie's disappearance.
**Romantic Relationships**
14. Ben and Bill initially develop feelings for Beverly.
15. Ben writes Beverly a love poem, which she mistakenly attributes to Bill.
16. In the novel, Beverly eventually ends up with Ben.
**Derry's History and Events**
17. The average number of deaths and disappearances in Derry increases six times every 27 years.
18. Pennywise's influence causes violence and racist crimes in the city.
19. Mike, the city's librarian, is the only Loser who remains in Derry as an adult.
**Encounters with Pennywise**
20. Pennywise appears to each Loser, revealing their strongest fears before showing his clown form.
21. The Losers eventually discover that the clown is behind the murders in Derry.
**The Final Confrontations**
22. The Losers defeat Pennywise in the sewers, or so they think.
23. In the sequel, Mike reminds the Losers of their blood oath to defeat Pennywise if it returns.
24. Stan dies by suicide after receiving Mike's call, unable to face Pennywise again.
25. The remaining Losers kill Pennywise in a final confrontation, with Eddie sacrificing himself.
**Other Characters**
26. Henry Bowers, the bully, survives his fall into the well and appears in the sequel.
27. As an adult, Henry is committed to a mental institution for killing his father.
28. Pennywise uses adult Henry as a weapon against the Losers.