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Hélène Desage

A French woman with a role in the narrative.

minor

Also known as Mademoiselle Hélène Desage, Mademoiselle Desage, Hélène

First appearance: II

Hélène Desage shows up with force in Tourists to Terra. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Lady Jan, a noble passenger who is injured at Troy and complains about the danger.
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In Tourists to Terra: Lady Jan, a noble passenger who is injured at Troy and complains about the danger. Later, in Chapter I: The Tuareg and the Reporter: A journalist from Paris Match traveling by road car through the…

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KBKliment Blagon…ISIlya SimonovPKPaul KoslovJMJohnny McCordPMPierre MarimbertHDHélène Desage

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  • Other

Character groups

  • French characters
  • Central military-political figures
  • Revolutionary and political drivers

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Hélène Desage in II