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Lydia Davis

This person is the author of "The Center of the Story."

The Woman

This character is the writer that this story centers on.

The Landlady

This character is from Trinidad; their comment about the Mayor is taken out of the writer's story.

The Man

This character calls the writer just as the hurricane is supposed to strike the city.

The Newscasters

These characters are the people that the writer relies on for information.

The Baptist Women

These characters try to get the writer to sit down, but she is too nervous to do so.

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