Short Fiction · Character
Hum Drum
A minor character.
minor
Also known as Hum - Drum
First appearance: a double story
Hum Drum shows up with force in VII: Try Metaphysics. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Hum-Drum, a materialist philosopher, argues that the princess's condition is due to a reversed heart motion and proposes a drastic physical cure involving bloodletting and…
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In VII: Try Metaphysics: Hum-Drum, a materialist philosopher, argues that the princess's condition is due to a reversed heart motion and proposes a drastic physical cure involving bloodletting and air-pumps. Later, in…
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This is the story's dramatic climax because it represents the psychological peak where Photogen confronts the…
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