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    Default Potential RF sighting in Keyhole? Not too spoilery...

    Nearing the end of the book, on my edition pg. 282 Roland surveys a crowd of miners.

    "He went back and I surveyed them. Luka was the oldest by far."

    But a few pages later (286), during the same scene, after Roland has the men line up by age, the man AFTER Luka is described:

    "After him came a man nearly as old, with a mangy white mustache, dirty gray hair falling to his shoulders, and a sinister, squinted look in his eyes. Or perhaps he was only nearsighted."

    Immediately after I read "nearly as old" I did a double take and reread the paragraph from before. I verified that Luka was the oldest by far and I thought this was a brain fart on King's part until I read the next sentence, given it's own line--

    "The list named him as Bobby Frane"

    Bobby Frane, Robert Frane, RF.

    Maybe this was obvious, but I love those little easter eggs and a google search didn't turn anything up so I thought I would share.

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    Maybe but it would be strange since he already wrote him into the fairy tale portion of the novel. Then again it could just be a further example of how much Flagg played a part in Roland's life and just how clueless Roland was to it.

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    King probably would have made the connection clearer if he was a manifestation of Flagg.

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    Yeah, he's not that subtle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Random321321 View Post
    Yeah, he's not that subtle.
    maybe he is, and we have just been missing everything

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jean View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Random321321 View Post
    Yeah, he's not that subtle.
    maybe he is, and we have just been missing everything
    Says our Russian Friend.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jean View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Random321321 View Post
    Yeah, he's not that subtle.
    maybe he is, and we have just been missing everything
    LOL. Thank you.

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    Oh R.F. shows up...in The Wind Through The Keyhole...
    "It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.

    "When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wuducynn View Post
    Oh R.F. shows up...in The Wind Through The Keyhole...
    Oh yes!!! Is there any question? He is ........


    Spoiler:
    The Covenant Man!!!
    28 in 23 (?)!!!!

    63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!









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    Quote Originally Posted by Merlin1958 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Wuducynn View Post
    Oh R.F. shows up...in The Wind Through The Keyhole...
    Oh yes!!! Is there any question? He is ........


    Spoiler:
    The Covenant Man!!!
    This was my thought as I read it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Merlin1958 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Wuducynn View Post
    Oh R.F. shows up...in The Wind Through The Keyhole...
    Oh yes!!! Is there any question? He is ........


    Spoiler:
    The Covenant Man!!!
    This was my thought as I read it.
    I haven't quite finished it yet, but kinda weird so far seeing him...

    Spoiler:
    Do something kinda nice for someone!!!!
    28 in 23 (?)!!!!

    63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!









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    Spoiler:
    Since the letter to Tim was signed with RF/MB, and the guy acted exactly like him, I don’t see any way it could not be him.

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