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Too-Wit

Native chief of Tsalal island from Poe's story.

minor

Also known as Too Wit

First appearance: Edgar Poe's Romance

Too-Wit shows up with force in Edgar Poe's Romance. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Chief of the natives on Tsalal Island; allows Captain William Guy to build sheds and later escorts the visitors to Klock-Klock.
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In Edgar Poe's Romance: Chief of the natives on Tsalal Island; allows Captain William Guy to build sheds and later escorts the visitors to Klock-Klock. Later, in Eleven Years in a Few Pages: Chief of Tsalal Island;…

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CLCaptain Len GuyAGArthur Gordon …DPDirk PetersALAllenTITigerTOToo-Wit

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor crew and natives
  • Halbrane crew and allies
  • Protagonist
  • Poe's original characters

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the crew’s long-sought cry of “Land” simultaneously ignites d…

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