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Capt. Norrys

A sea captain who encounters the colour from space.

minor

Also known as Norrys, Capt . Norrys, the plump Capt . Norrys

First appearance: the colour out of space

Capt. Norrys's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

A friend of the narrator's son who provides local legends and is later found dead, half-eaten, in the underground pits.
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UNUnknown NarratorEDEdward Derby U…TSThe ServantsTMThe ManCNCapt. Norrys

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