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Barker

A servant or assistant in one of the stories.

minor

First appearance: case i a psychical invasion

Barker shows up with force in Case VI: A Victim of Higher Space. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The new servant who is disturbed by Mudge's strange appearance and psychic effect, and is instructed by Dr.
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DJDr. John SilenceMMMr. MudgeBKBruder KalkmannBABarker

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Dr. Silence's Assistants
  • Protagonist
  • Secret Worship Monks

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

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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