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Lieutenant Dudley

A lieutenant who experiences a strange and fatal encounter.

minor

Also known as Dudley

First appearance: soldier folk

Lieutenant Dudley shows up with force in A Resumed Identity. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A fellow officer who interacts with Byring and helps reveal the truth about his past.
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In A Resumed Identity: A fellow officer who interacts with Byring and helps reveal the truth about his past. Later, in Two Military Executions: The officer struck by Greene; feels guilt and is killed by a mysterious…

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BBBrainerd ByringBGBen GreeneLDLieutenant Dudley

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Mysterious Tragedies
  • Returned from Dead

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SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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