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An unnamed surveyor sent west of Arkham to examine land intended for a new reservoir. The desolate area called the blasted heath leads him to ask local residents what happened there before the valley was emptied.

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An elderly farmer who lives near the blasted heath and is willing to explain its history. His friendship with the Gardner family made him a firsthand observer of the changes that followed a meteorite's fall on their property.

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The owner of a farm west of Arkham where a meteorite lands beside the well. A practical man living with his wife and three sons, he initially treats the impact as a remarkable event rather than a threat.

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Nahum Gardner's wife and the mother of their three sons. She manages the isolated farmhouse as the meteorite and the changes around its landing place begin to draw scientific and local attention.

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The oldest of Nahum and Nabby Gardner's three sons, living and working on the family farm when the meteorite falls near the house.

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One of the Gardner sons, part of the household increasingly isolated on the farm after the meteorite's arrival.

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The youngest of the Gardner sons, living with his parents and brothers on the farm beside the meteorite's impact site.

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Scientists from Miskatonic University who examine the fallen meteorite. Their tests reveal heat, unusual physical behavior, and globules displaying a hue outside familiar natural colors, but their samples vanish before they can classify the substance.