The Enormous Room · Character
The Machine-Fixer
A prisoner skilled at repairing mechanical devices.
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Also known as the Machine - Fixer, the minute Machine - Fixer, Machine - Fixer, The little Machine - Fixer, The Machine - Fixer
First appearance: iv le nouveau
The Machine-Fixer shows up with force in V: A Group of Portraits. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A deeply moral Belgian who suffers from the collective injustice of the camp and is devoted to his wife.
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