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Ben Hanscom

Ben Hanscom is recorded in 2 distinct storys.

Ben Hanscom belongs to Beverly and Richie's Derry circle in both narratives; the 11/22/63 scene has the same named friends exchange information about Tug.

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11/22/63

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He’s a nice man. Always smiling. He—” “The nice man doesn’t live at home anymore,” Richie interrupted. “His wife kicked im out.” She turned to him, eyes wide. “Tug told you that?” “Nope. Ben Hanscom. Tug told him.” “He’s still a nice man,” Beverly said in a small voice.

Ben Hanscom belongs to Beverly and Richie's Derry circle in both narratives; the 11/22/63 scene has the same named friends exchange information about Tug.

11/22/63 ↗By Stephen King

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without stuttering so badly that it drove you almost dogshit, Beverly Marsh with her bruises and her cigarettes rolled into the sleeve of her blouse, Ben Hanscom who had been so big he looked like a human version of Moby Dick, and Richie Tozier with his thick glasses and his A averages and his wise mouth and his face which just begged to be pounded into new and exciting shapes.

Ben Hanscom belongs to Beverly and Richie's Derry circle in both narratives; the 11/22/63 scene has the same named friends exchange information about Tug.

It ↗By Stephen King