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Maintainers

Enigmatic beings who maintain the fabric of time.

minor

Also known as the Maintainers

First appearance: i enter three hussars

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Character Web

20 connections

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UNUnknown NarratorSLSidney Lessing…EVErich von Hohe…LFLili FosterGFGreta ForzaneMAMaintainers

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Time-Traveling Ensemble Members
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this excerpt, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Lili declares, “the Door is jolly well shut…

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See Maintainers in i enter three hussars