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The House on the Borderland · Character

Dear One

A term of endearment used by the narrator, possibly for Mary.

minor

First appearance: The House on the Borderland

Dear One shows up with force in The House on the Borderland. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The recluse's lost love, reunited with him at the end.
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In The House on the Borderland: The recluse's lost love, reunited with him at the end. Later, in XIV: The Sea of Sleep: The narrator's…

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TRThe RecluseDODear One

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  • Other

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  • Protagonist

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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