Short Fiction · Character
Druce
Named character with limited appearances.
minor
First appearance: an artist s life
Druce shows up with force in The Velvet Glove. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A hostile man who kicks a robot's head and is sent to let in the junk-brokers.
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- Distinctive named characters
- Institutional and authority figures
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- Closing
The emotional peak occurs when the narrator and Chief Craig pry open the coffin-like box and first see Ned, th…
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