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Cape Cod

This is where Viveca owns a home. She allows Orion to stay there for the summer, and unfortunately, this is the place where Orion is critically injured.

Three Rivers

This is where Orion and Annie raise their family. This is also where Annie grew up before she was placed in foster care and where she endured horrible trauma.

The Circus People

This is a famous painting done by the painter Joe Jones. Viveca wants the painting, but Orion does not want to sell it to her. In a way, his refusal is about regaining his power.

Adam and Eve

This is the painting by Joe Jones that leads to his death. In the painting, Joe Jones is Adam and a local white girl, Belinda Jean, is Eve. When Belinda Jean's father, Claude, sees the painting, he becomes enraged and kills Joe Jones.

The Well

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