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Cagots

This group, formerly social pariahs, is thought to be a holdover of an earlier variant of humanity.

Guy Debord

This French filmmaker exerts philosophical influence on several characters in the novel.

Guyenne

This French region, forming much of the setting of the novel, had long been an English holding and is noted for its caves, among other things.

Joan Crawford

This actress was at one time the most prominent in her field and was a cultural mainstay during the Great Depression.

Megabasin

This industrial project, meant to support agriculture, is an oppositional focus in the novel.

Neanderthals

This earlier variant of humanity, traditionally stereotyped as stupid cavepeople, was remarkably adept and adapted to its environment, producing some of the oldest known and longest surviving art.

Priest Valley

The ostensible hometown of the narrator, this Californian location barely exists.

Prometheus

This figure from Classical myth is credited with...

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