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In a novel partly titled for this substance, a woman says “ten fifteen” during a seizure, which her husband correctly interprets as meaning that their missing daughter is in hotel room 1015. In another novel partly titled for this substance, a dying old man, who believes he is haunted by his dead grandmother for refusing to eat her corpse, charges another man with guarding a canoe containing a sacred stone. In a novel partly titled for this substance, Immaculée Constantin (10[1])is part of a group of murderous psychics called the Anchorites who try to recruit Holly Sykes. (10[1])That David Mitchell novel (10[2])is titled (10[1])for clocks (-5[1])of this substance. (10[2])In a novel (10[1])partly titled for this substance, the mute child Simon (10[2])is adopted (10[1])by (10[1])part-Māori (10[3])painter (10[1])Kerewin Holmes. (10[2])For 10 points, what substance precedes the word “people” (10[1])in the title (10[1])of a novel by Keri Hulme? ■END■ (0[1])

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