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Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp · Character

Laban

A biblical name used in a cowboy poem.

minor

First appearance: a cowboy s hopeless love

Laban first appears in 0031 a cowboy s hopeless love.

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CBCharles Badger…TETenderfootLALaban

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  • Other

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  • Diverse Cowboy Cast
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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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