Short Fiction · Character
Potter
A character in a story of a strange experiment.
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First appearance: a slip under the microscope
Potter shows up with force in A Deal in Ostriches. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A Eurasian gambler who buys all five ostriches and auctions them off, keeping one for himself.
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- Other
Character groups
- Diverse strange tales
- Strange cures and obsessions
- Fantastical experiments and doors
- Prehistoric survival story
- Protagonist
- Deadly encounters and experiments
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the protagonist realizes the green door and its enchanted gar…
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