DuPray
The protagonist finds himself in this small town in South Carolina after leaping off a train. There, he meets the town night knocker and begs for help.
The Broderick School for Exceptional Children
The protagonist of the novel attends this school at the beginning of the novel.
The Stasi Lights
Also called the colored dots, the children are subjected to harsh experiments intended to make them see this phenomenon.
BDNF
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor; the protein found in the human brain and spinal cord that appears to indicate a high propensity for psychic ability.
The Immersion Tank
The children are nearly drowned here; the heightening of their psychic abilities is often the result. This object symbolizes the depths to which staff members will go to achieve their ends.
The Flash Drive
The protagonist of the novel escaped his abductors and fled with this object, which contains evidence of...
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