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Lancing

A young man who appears at social gatherings and parties.

minor

First appearance: vi

Lancing shows up with force in XXII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Shearwater's dog-faced young friend who monitors the experiment and explains the animal research to visitors.
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MVMyra ViveashRSRosie ShearwaterTGTheodore GumbrilLALancing

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended cast and family
  • Bohemian social circle
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Lypiatt reaches his emotional and psychological peak here as he fixates on death as an escape, repeating the w…

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See Lancing in vi
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