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The Smiling Stranger
A mysterious, cheerful man encountered in a mining camp.
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First appearance: roughing it
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Stagecoach and Travel Anecdotes
- Protagonist
- Mining Camp Disputes and Figures
- Frontier Authority Figures
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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