Can Such Things Be? · Character
Mr. Dampier
A man who experiences a strange and fatal encounter with a doppelgänger.
minor
Also known as Dampier
First appearance: one of twins
Mr. Dampier shows up with force in Beyond the Wall. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The narrator's friend who listens to Dampier's story and witnesses the tapping.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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See Mr. Dampier in one of twins