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Number Four (aka Daniel Jones; John Smith)
Number Four has been on Earth now for ten years with the other eight Legacies. He is aided by Henri, a fifty year old man who is also from his home world. Wherever he goes, he carries his emergency kit containing five days worth of dried fruit and nuts; extra thermal socks and underwear; a handheld GPS; a rain jacket and a knife that is disguised as a pen. Henri constantly reminds him that if his hands start to shake or his fingers disappear; if he loses musculature control or shakes violently; or if he begins to hear voices, he is to call Henri immediately.
Number Four was only five when they arrived and the first scar didn't show up until he was nine. He got the second when he was twelve and the third when he was fifteen. Now, he knew...
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