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Ferdinand Scott

A Steel employee who spies on Seaton and Crane.

minor

Also known as Scott, Fred

First appearance: Steel Becomes Interested

Ferdinand Scott shows up with force in The Occurrence of the Impossible. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A fellow chemist who dismisses Seaton's account as a drug-induced hallucination.
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In The Occurrence of the Impossible: A fellow chemist who dismisses Seaton's account as a drug-induced hallucination. Later, in Steel Becomes Interested: Scott briefly appears, discussing Seaton's apparent insanity and…

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

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

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