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Miss Unit

A teacher at the school Maggie attends.

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First appearance: xi maggie tries to run away from her shadow

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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