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Protasy

The Judge's official summoner and messenger.

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Also known as Protasy Balthasar Brzechalski, Protasius the Wozny, The Wozny, the Wozny, Protasius Brzechalski

First appearance: book i home keeping

Protasy shows up with force in Book VI: The Farmstead. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Waits for the Judge's summons and then sets out to deliver it to the Count's house.
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In Book VI: The Farmstead: Waits for the Judge's summons and then sets out to deliver it to the Count's house. Later, in Book XI: The Year 1812: Converses with Gervasy about the lawsuit and the omen of the sparrows,…

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GEGervasyTJThe JudgeSOSophiaMTMaster ThaddeusCWCount WilczekPRProtasy

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  • Other

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Protasy in book i home keeping