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Aaron Deepneau

Aaron Deepneau is recorded in 5 distinct storys.

Calvin Tower’s chess-playing friend Aaron Deepneau is tied across the Tower narratives to the bookshop, Samson riddle and Maine refuge.

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The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands

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Your eyes will widen with amazement as I cut Aaron Deepneau’s spavined old Kiev Defense to ribbons.” “Don’t you wish,” said the man who was reading The Plague—Aaron Deepneau, presumably.

Deepneau replies to Tower’s boast about beating his chess defense.

The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass

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If the last ten failed, he would try Aaron Deepneau’s Samson riddle (Out of the eater came forth meat, and so on).

Jake considers using Deepneau’s Samson riddle against Blaine.

The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla

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A chessboard with a game in progress sat on the marble counter. “The guy sitting on the end is Aaron Deepneau,” Jake whispered. “He’s going to explain the riddle about Samson to me.” “Shh!” Eddie said.

Jake identifies Deepneau physically sitting beside the bookshop chessboard.

The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah

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If it opened a second time on the little Maine town where Calvin Tower and his friend, Aaron Deepneau, had gone to earth, fine and dandy.

The travelers discuss Tower and Deepneau hiding in Maine.

The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower

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Now they hurt all over again. Why in God’s name had he turned down Aaron Deepneau’s bottle of Percocet tablets? “Yeah,” he said, “that’s why I’m going to Lovell. Guy’s dog bit me. He and I are going to have a talk about it.”

Roland recalls declining Deepneau’s pain tablets before the trip to King.