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Nunez

A sighted mountaineer who stumbles into a hidden valley of blind people, only to find his gift of sight is the one thing they cannot value.

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First appearance: The Country of the Blind

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A mountaineer from near Quito who falls into the Country of the Blind; initially believes his sight will make him king, but is subjugated and becomes a citizen.
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Nunez arrives in the valley as an outsider, a man whose sight gives him practical advantages but no standing in a society that has never conceived of vision. His confidence in his own superiority collides with the…

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LWLionel WallaceYAYacobVBV. BindonLMLady Mary Elki…MHMiss HaysmanNUNunez

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Blind valley and treasure
  • Fantastical experiments and doors
  • Protagonist
  • Strange cures and obsessions
  • Prehistoric survival story

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SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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