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Can Such Things Be? · Character

Berry Davis

A man who experiences a strange and terrifying encounter.

minor

First appearance: bodies of the dead

Berry Davis shows up with force in The Stranger. The page is where that presence becomes real.

One of the four prospectors; the stranger omits him from the final roll-call, leading to tension.
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MMMr. MantonRGRamon GallegosWHWilliam HoltGWGeorge W. KentBDBerry Davis

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  • Family Secrets
  • Supernatural Investigators

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  • Closing

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