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Mr. C.

An initialed character appearing in the narrative.

minor

Also known as C.

First appearance: a rocket of iron

Mr. C. shows up with force in Some Nihilists I Have Met. The page is where that presence becomes real.

An artist in whose gallery the narrator meets the bandit-like figure; he later explains the bandit's misanthropy as stemming from a failed romance.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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