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Colonel Belik

A colonel, possibly an antagonist or ally in the story.

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Colonel Belik shows up with force in VIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The kind colonel who takes the narrator as his body servant, teaches him the language, and reveals details about the Abyssinian empire and Menelek XIV.
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BUBuckinghamTOthe officerMXMenelek XIVVIVictoryTCthe colonelCBColonel Belik

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  • Other

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  • Encountered figures and leaders
  • Victory crew and contacts
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationBreaking pointAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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