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Ham Matsui

A local man on Poictesme.

minor

First appearance: ii

Ham Matsui shows up with force in XIV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Gets pinned down by a robot at the power plant but escapes by throwing out a basket of trash.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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

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See Ham Matsui in ii
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