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Ambrose

A reclusive man who writes about the occult.

minor

Also known as Ambrose the recluse

First appearance: The White People

Ambrose shows up with force in The White People. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The recluse who gives the narrator the green book containing the diary of the white people.
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In The White People: The recluse who gives the narrator the green book containing the diary of the white people. Later, in Prologue: The recluse who expounds on the esoteric nature of true evil and produces a green…

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COCotgraveDLDr. LewisRERedmanLPLewis ProtheroMDMrs. DarnellAMAmbrose

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Occult and Great Return
  • Supernatural and Terror Investigators

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SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional peak occurs when the soldier awakens to a profound sense of "delicious ease," "assurance of comf…

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