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Blakeney

A friend from the ambulance unit during World War I.

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First appearance: I

Blakeney shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Monosyllabic member of the Unit who brings the time-sheet and rouses the others.
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Blakeney first appears in 0087 i.

In I: Monosyllabic member of the Unit who brings the time-sheet and rouses the others.

Later, in II: A skilled driver who injures her eye; becomes monosyllabic and withdrawn under strain.

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SGStephen GordonMDMiss Delmé-How…MBMrs. BreakspeareMLMary LlewellynMTMiss ThurloeBLBlakeney

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • War and later acquaintances
  • Protagonist
  • Core characters and family

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

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