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Mr. Morrison

A sunburned young prospector twenty-one days into the Scorpion Desert, chasing a goldenstone strike before his supplies — and his luck — run out.

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Also known as Morrison

First appearance: final examination

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Morrison came to Venus with twenty thousand dollars and a plan: one rich strike, then marriage to Janie and an ocean farm back on Earth. Eighteen hundred miles into the waterless waste, he's learned that the desert can…

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Character Web

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MKMax KrandallWIWilliamsEMEddie McDermottMBMr. BoyardJAJanieMMMr. Morrison

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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