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Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz · Character

The Braided Man

A peculiar man made of braided hair on Pyramid Mountain.

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First appearance: The Braided Man of Pyramid Mountain

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A lonely inventor living in a cave halfway up the mountain, who manufactures flutters and rustles and trades them for a blue ribbon.
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The Braided Man first appears in 0012 x the braided man of pyramid mountain.

In The Braided Man of Pyramid Mountain: A lonely inventor living in a cave halfway up the mountain, who manufactures flutters and rustles and trades them for a blue ribbon.

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TWThe WizardDGDorothy GaleTTThe Tin WoodmanTBThe Braided Man

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor and underground characters
  • Main companions and rulers
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this chapter, the emotional peak occurs as the Wizard is publicly celebrated and reinstated in Oz, reversin…

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