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Barnacle Junior

A young Barnacle working in the Circumlocution Office.

minor

Also known as Junior

First appearance: xxxiv a shoal of barnacles

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BABarMMMr. MeaglesACArthur ClennamDDDaniel DoyceBJBarnacle Junior

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  • Minor Characters and Background Figures
  • Circumlocution Office and Society
  • Protagonist
  • Inventors, Artists, and Shadows

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