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Dr. Phillips

A doctor who appears in the endnotes.

minor

Also known as Phillips

First appearance: Endnotes

Dr. Phillips shows up with force in II: Mr. Clarke's Memoirs. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Clarke's friend who narrated the story of Helen V., Trevor, and Rachel, insisting on its absolute truth.

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In II: Mr. Clarke's Memoirs: Clarke's friend who narrated the story of Helen V., Trevor, and Rachel, insisting on its absolute truth. Later, in The Fragments: Provided Clarke with the name of the village where the…

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II: Mr. Clarke's Memoirs
Clarke's friend who narrated the story of Helen V., Trevor, and Rachel, insisting on its absolute truth.
The Fragments
Provided Clarke with the name of the village where the events occurred.
The Great Return
The local doctor who witnesses Olwen Phillips's healing and is baffled by the supernatural nature of the events.
VI: Olwen's Dream
The local doctor who had declared Olwen's case terminal and later examines her after the miraculous healing.
The Terror
A doctor who investigates the strange deaths and attempts to find a rational explanation for the terror.
II: Death in the Village
A man who, along with his son, was found dead in a marsh, covered in black slime and pondweed, ten yards from the path.
Endnotes
Dr. Phillips reports having seen a head that conveys a vivid sense of intense evil.

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