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This page opens a search narrative, introducing the chapter as an ensemble movement organized around the figure of Animal.

The phrase 'Four Characters in Search of an Animal' echoes theatrical and modernist titling while also sounding comic and quest-like. It prepares the reader for a chapter built from pursuit, identity, and shifting points of view.

A spare chapter card opens 'Chapter IV' titled 'Four Characters in Search of an Animal', framing the next movement as an ensemble hunt built around Animal. This reading remains provisional because the page transcript is OCR-uncertain.