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Jupiter

A celestial entity or planet personified in the narrator's cosmic visions.

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First appearance: xviii the green star

Jupiter shows up with force in XIV: The Sea of Sleep. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Observed as a shining planet during the narrator's journey back through space.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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