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Lyman Cleveland

Scientist and early Patrol member.

minor

Also known as Cleveland, Lyman Cleveland, Lyman

First appearance: vii

Lyman Cleveland shows up with force in The Bennettan Arsenal and the Shadowing of Ossmen. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Monitors radiation from the lunch-box with Mason Northrop; part of the spy-ray team.
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In The Bennettan Arsenal and the Shadowing of Ossmen: Monitors radiation from the lunch-box with Mason Northrop; part of the spy-ray team. Later, in XIX: Part of the Patrol resources ensuring that Samms and Kinnison's…

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MNMase NorthropRKRoderick Kinni…JKJack KinnisonVSVirgil SammsFRFred RodebushLCLyman Cleveland

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  • Other

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  • Minor characters and antagonists
  • Core Lensman founders
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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