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Smythe-de Winter

A character with a hyphenated surname.

minor

Also known as Smythe - de

First appearance: viii

Smythe-de Winter shows up with force in X Marks the Pedwalk. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Driver of the car that kills the little old lady and the girl in the wheelchair; feels the world is crumbling.
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See Smythe-de Winter in viii

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See Smythe-de Winter in viii