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Callié

A French explorer who visited Timbuktu, mentioned in the book.

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First appearance: ii

Callié shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as one of the explorers whose adventures Ferguson followed.
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In I: Mentioned as one of the explorers whose adventures Ferguson followed. Later, in XXXVIII: René Caillié is described as the Frenchman…

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  • Referenced Historical Explorers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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