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Mrs. Cradock

A woman involved in the events of the Terror.

minor

Also known as Cradock

First appearance: the terror

Mrs. Cradock shows up with force in X: The Child and the Moth. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Wife of Joseph Cradock; finds his body and reports a strange light in the hedge.
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Story tension across the book.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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