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Poe

A reference to Edgar Allan Poe, possibly as a literary allusion.

minor

First appearance: x rescue from abaddon

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DCDr. Carl HorkerNDNicholas DevinePLPatricia LanePOPoe

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Nicholas and the Dark Entity
  • Protagonist

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

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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