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Frederick Baumann

A German-born architect practicing in Chicago.

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First appearance: xi chicago

Frederick Baumann shows up with force in XIII: The Garden City. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned in the context of the Mephistophelian sense of human ridiculousness.
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