Short Fiction · Character
Clarence Mason
A man in a small town.
minor
Also known as Mason
First appearance: The Hanging Stranger
Clarence Mason shows up with force in The Hanging Stranger. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Man who notices a similar hanging bundle near the police station and is drawn to it.
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- Small town and sentient spaceship
- Soldiers and alien encounters
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
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