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Narrator

This person is a writer who was asked to contribute a children's story for an anthology.

Man

This character's mother warned their family not to take in anyone from the outside.

Wife

This character has the maid bring bread and tea to the unemployed people who seek work in the suburbs.

Son

This character played cops and robbers using the security gate intercom system as a walkie talkie.

Trusted Housemaid

This person asks for bars on the windows after another person in her position was tied up in a cupboard.

Wise Old Witch

This character helped her son pay for a higher security wall at his house.

Gardener

This character weeps as they bring the boy's remains back in the house at the end of the story.

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