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St. Dunstan

He belongs to the older, stranger layer of the county's imagination, the kind of figure invoked when the walkers speak of shrines and sanctities of many kinds.

supporting

Also known as Dunstan

First appearance: the twenty ninth of october 1902

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He belongs to the older, stranger layer of the county's imagination, the kind of figure invoked when the walkers speak of shrines and sanctities of many kinds. His presence sharpens the sense that Sussex is not merely…

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TSThe SailorKOKing of SussexBSBrother SussexSDSt. Dunstan

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