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Matt Eliot

A friend of the narrator in the story 'He'.

minor

Also known as Eliot, Matt

First appearance: he

Matt Eliot shows up with force in Pickman's Model. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The listener to whom the narrator tells his story, a mutual friend of Pickman.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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