Short Fiction · Character
Mr. Raut
A man whose encounter with a strange cone draws him into an experience that unsettles his ordinary assumptions about the world.
supporting
Also known as Raut
First appearance: The Cone
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Raut is a figure whose life is interrupted by the appearance of a mysterious cone, an object that seems to promise something beyond the mundane. The story places him at the threshold of an encounter that tests his…
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- Other
Character groups
- Strange cures and obsessions
- Prehistoric survival story
- Protagonist
- Fantastical experiments and doors
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Mr. Raut in The Cone