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Sidney Davidson

A young man whose eyes become a window onto a phantom world of rocks, penguins, and a wrecked ship, even as he goes blind to the world around him.

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Also known as Davidson, old Davidson, Sid

First appearance: The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes

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The protagonist who experiences a strange displacement of his vision after being struck by lightning.
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Davidson is a young man of ordinary prospects, brother to the narrator's sister, whose life is overturned when his vision splits into two irreconcilable pictures. He is torn between the pull of the haunting phantom…

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  • Prehistoric survival story
  • Miracles and misunderstandings
  • Protagonist
  • Diverse strange tales

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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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