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Mr. John Smith

Narrator of 'The Angel of the Odd', a victim of absurd mishaps.

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Also known as the said John Smith, Mr. Smith, John

First appearance: the angel of the odd

Mr. John Smith shows up with force in X-ing a Paragrab. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The editor of The Gazette, who mocks Bullet-head's overuse of 'O' and provokes the conflict.
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