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David William Duck

A man who is haunted by a ghostly apparition.

minor

Also known as Duck, Dave Duck

First appearance: some haunted houses

David William Duck shows up with force in A Man with Two Lives. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The narrator and protagonist, a private soldier who survives a deadly siege only to find his own body buried.
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See David William Duck in some haunted houses

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See David William Duck in some haunted houses