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Helen V.

A woman who appears in the narrative of the White People.

minor

Also known as Helen

First appearance: the white people

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

A mysterious girl at the center of the strange events in a Welsh village, linked to the trauma of Trevor M.
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In II: Mr. Clarke's Memoirs: A mysterious girl at the center of the strange events in a Welsh village, linked to the trauma of Trevor M.

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MVMr. VilliersRERedmanMCMr. ClarkeAUAustinDLDr. LewisHVHelen V.

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Supernatural and Terror Investigators
  • Protagonist

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  • Closing

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

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