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Ray Garraty (Bag of Bones)
Ray Garraty (Bag of Bones) is recorded in 1 distinct story.
Bag of Bones's Ray Garraty is a character in Michael Noonan's manuscript; no evidence identifies that child with the Long Walk contestant. Mike identifies Raymond Garraty as John Shackleford’s childhood friend, an older figure connected to the current events.
Also recorded as Ray Garraty, Raymond Garraty.
Stories and supporting passages
Bag of Bones
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
I don't know for sure. What I do know is that my real life that week had mostly to do with Andy Drake, John Shackleford, and a shadowy figure standing in the deep background. Raymond Garraty, John Shackle-ford's childhood friend. A man who sometimes wore a baseball cap.
Mike identifies Raymond Garraty as John Shackleford’s childhood friend, an older figure connected to the current events.
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
John Shackleford had begun to remember his past, and the child whose only friend he, John, had been. Little neglected Ray Garraty. I wrote until midnight came. By then the thunder had faded away but the heat held on, as oppressive as a blanket.
Bag of Bones's Ray Garraty is a character in Michael Noonan's manuscript; no evidence identifies that child with the Long Walk contestant.