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Wall
While driving through Kansas a very ordinary man named JohnChristian encounters an extraordinary being called The Keeper. He tells Johnthat an age-old conflict between the inhabitants in his world is about toresult in unthinkable death and destruction. This strange being believes thatJohn can help prevent this tragedy. John is taken to the Keepers world, wherehe meets Kate Fleur and Simon Platt. The Keeper has brought them there as well.
One group of the inhabitants has built a magnificent wall tokeep their enemy out. John observes that the wall has been equally effective inconfining its builders. The prejudices of the beings in the Keepers world arefamiliar to the three strangers. And the politics practiced there mimics theall too familiar political chicanery in this world.